College students may not be washing their hands properly, according to researchers who found that more than half of the students tested had large amounts of different types of bacteria on their hands.

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 ...

ATLANTA - Americans seem to be getting better at one of the oldest tricks in the book when it comes to fighting germs: hand washing. A new CDC study finds U.S. adults are more likely to wash their ...

Young white men are least likely to wash their hands, a new study shows. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveyed people about their coronavirus reactions and preparation and found ...

It might be time to turn down that heat. Learning how to wash our hands is one of the very first skills we’re taught as kids. This is exactly why it’s so mind-boggling that so many people don’t do it ...

And you thought you mastered hand-washing as a kid. More than 50 percent of illness can be prevented with proper hand washing, according to the CDC. STOCK4B/Getty Images — -- intro: Everyone ...

Washing your hands in the morning is not enough. We all need to be washing our hands multiple times a day, according to Dr. David Itkin, infectious disease expert at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidelines for hand-drying after washing to include the use of automatic dryers, according to a business that makes hand dryers. The CDC ...

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 ...