Don't toss your bottle of hand sanitizer just because it doesn't kill 100% of germs. Here's how sanitizer compares to soap and when best to use it.

Cold air does not kill germs. Actually, cold weather can make it easier for viruses and bacteria to spread — here's why.

Patients of a fluffy persuasion will receive ultrasounds, casting and learn how to better prevent the spread of germs.

The Terre Haute Children’s Museum, in partnership with the Rural Health Innovation Collaborative, invites area families to a night of not-so-scary fun at the Healthy Halloween Spooktacular Tuesday, ...

Fifth- and sixth-graders from the Kids Klub after-school program in North Platte may have the cleanest hands in town after a visit to North Platte Community College's medical lab technician department ...

Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Manan Vora highlights that everyday items like TV remotes, smartphones, and kitchen sponges harbor ...

As the school year continue, local nurses say the basics matter most: breakfast, sleep, handwashing, and knowing when to keep ...

From food rules that bordered on superstition to social codes that sound downright bizarre now, these “laws of childhood” ...

This story is part of WTOP’s Small Business September coverage. Each week, WTOP will be highlighting small businesses across the D.C. region, along with financial, government and other organizations ...

We’ve created a generation armed with rights but unarmed with responsibility. And it’s starting to show. Over recent decades, schools have worked hard to become safer, more inclusive, and more ...

That's why the Project Runway host wants her and ex Seal's four children—Leni Klum, 21, Henry Samuel, 20, Johan Samuel, 18, and Lou Samuel, 15—to be immersed in her German culture, bringing them along ...

Many children feel the internet is a safe playground. An eight-year-old might find a new friend in a game chat, while a teenager might finally find someone who understands them. But what begins as ...