People were washing their hands so much early in the pandemic that sensitive skin and soap shortages were common problems in 2020. All this focus on hand-washing was for good reason. The science ...

When Shanina Knighton began pursuing her doctorate in nursing in 2013, she set out to seek evidence to support a theory. She’d noticed that, during the H1N1 pandemic, patient hand hygiene wasn’t ...

Chances are you haven't heard much grumbling about the flu this year. It's just not catching on, at least so far, thanks to your masks and hand-washing and social distancing to mitigate damage from ...

Experts have stressed the importance of thorough hand-washing amid the coronavirus pandemic. But according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 in 4 ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Concerns over the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 continue to grow around the world and here at home. But when it comes to protecting yourself and your family's health there is ...

Way back in the early, whirlwind days of the pandemic, surfaces were the thing to worry about. The prevailing scientific wisdom was that the coronavirus spread mainly via large droplets, which fell ...

People’s hand hygiene habits have changed for the better during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research in the United Kingdom. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Ipsos Mori studied consumer hand ...

Researchers from Osaka University fortuitously find COVID-19 skyrocketed hand hygiene compliance, and the amount of network TV coverage of the pandemic was connected with that rise Osaka, Japan – Long ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Proper hand hygiene is essential to reduce COVID-19 transmission and preserve skin barrier integrity, according ...

Public Health Agencies worldwide, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Prevention & Control (CDC), have advocated proper hand hygiene since the very beginning of ...

Melissa Hawkins receives funding from USDA and the Luce Foundation. People were washing their hands so much early in the pandemic that sensitive skin and soap shortages were common problems in 2020.