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But in an era of rising rates of drug-resistant infections and overburdened medical staffs, hygiene experts say the best-protected patients are those willing to take safety into their own hands — by ...

One of the front-line defenses individuals have against the spread of the coronavirus can feel decidedly low-tech: hand-washing. In fact, it was 19th-century Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis who, ...

DERBY, England, Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Global Handwashing Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF launched the first global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings — a ...

EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated handwashing guidelines, standardizing language and updating visuals. Though hand dryers ...

Hygiene practices have come a long way since the CDC first published national hygiene guidelines in the 1980s. With so much to keep track of, a nurse leader summarized some of the latest practice ...

The Bradley Corporation came out with yet another hand-washing survey, and it turns out that a huge majority of Americans are increasing hand hygiene diligence in reaction to the coronavirus. Luckily, ...

Everyone knows how to wash their hands. Warm water, lots of soap, a vigorous and thorough scrubbing, a good drying. Moms pound it into us from the time we're toddlers. Why, then, don't people follow ...

Eighty-eight percent of Americans believe they’ll continue hand washing diligence after the pandemic subsides—and that could only be a good thing. The Bradley Corporation came out with yet another ...