The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers a free training tool designed to facilitate employee training on hand hygiene. The interactive hand hygiene education, presented as a slide show ...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles in which we will bring in an expert to address some of the misinformation we have read in various social ...

When you are pregnant, you are more susceptible to infections, and this can impact both you and the baby. One of the most basic yet effective ways to stop the spread of harmful germs is practising ...

Allison Aiello answers the question: 'Does Hand Washing Prevent Swine Flu?' May 27, 2009 — -- Question: Is hand washing really an effective method to prevent swine flu? Answer: There are data ...

Performing hand hygiene before donning nonsterile gloves may not have a clinical benefit, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers compared the amount of bacteria ...

In the realm of frontline healthcare, where the well-being of both patients and healthcare workers hangs in the balance, there is a heightened vulnerability of healthcare workers (HCWs) to ...

SEATTLE — What is the "hygiene hypothesis" and does it have any legs among medical circles right now? HealthLink talked with a local physician about it to explain. The hygiene hypothesis is a theory ...

A seismic demographic shift is afoot, with older adults expected to outnumber children by the year 2034 for the first time in U.S. history. This will result in higher demand for long-term care ...