With health experts, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), encouraging people to frequently sanitize and wash their hands to stop the spread of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, ...

Washing your hands is one of the simplest yet most effective ways to maintain good hygiene, prevent infections and safeguard public health. Hand washing is a fundamental aspect of hygiene that plays a ...

Five medical organizations are recommending updated best practices for hand hygiene to protect patients and staff in healthcare settings. The recommendations emphasize the importance of healthy skin ...

Every time you visit the dentist, you probably have the importance of flossing drilled into your brain. I’m sure you’re also highly aware of how crucial hand-washing is, especially since the pandemic.

As healthcare embarks onward through the era of value-based care, hospitals are under mounting pressure to reduce the spread of healthcare-associated infections to improve outcomes and avoid fiscal ...

* Wet your hands with warm, running water. * Add soap, then rub your hands together, making a soapy lather. Do this for at least 10 seconds away from the water so you don't wash the lather off. Wash ...

Hand hygiene is one of the most effective, affordable and universal tools we have to prevent the transmission of infections and provide high-quality, clean and safe medical care. While medical gloves ...

In recognition of "Clean Hands Week," Roswell, Ga.-based Kimberly-Clark Professional is offering free literature on proper hand washing and germ prevention. The ...

Some evidence shows hospital infection preventionists may be able to spend less time monitoring hand hygiene, according to a study published Dec. 19 in the American Journal of Infection Control.