Washing your hands is a given if you want to avoid germs—but it's especially important after touching these microbe magnets. Washing your hands is essential to good hygiene, stopping germs in ...

Online handwashing tutorials. Hand sanitizer hoarding. And in every public bathroom, signage urging you to wash your hands to slow the spread of the coronavirus. It may be hard to believe now — after ...

It is somewhat astonishing — inconceivable, even — that in the year 2025, with humanity having made astounding strides in so many areas that testify to our intelligence and resourcefulness ...

Planes can be gross and the cleanliness of the water on board is questionable, at best. Some scientists go so far as to say ...

Don’t get caught germ-handed. A TikToker named Sophia caught flak for suggesting that she doesn’t wash her hands after going number one. She shared a video on the social media platform earlier ...

Believe it or not, only 5 percent of people wash their hands in a way that actually gets them clean, according to a study in the Journal of Environmental Health. Haas says the trick is to rub ...

In order for handwashing to be most effective, you need to wash your hands for at least 20 seconds or longer. Handwashing has always been an important defense against bacteria and viruses that can ...

Meanwhile, we mostly stopped talking about hand-washing. The days when you could hear people humming “Happy Birthday” in public restrooms quickly disappeared. And wiping down packages and ...