Hand-washing works One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing ...

Before you scoff at the notion you're not washing your hands properly, watch chef Gordon Ramsay break down the correct steps ...

And while it’s true that conversations about hand hygiene haven’t entirely vanished — just look at the laminated 2020-era handwashing posters you’ll still see in many public bathrooms around the Bay ...

Not washing hands at critical times Most adults wash their hands after using the bathroom (69%), handling food (48%) and handling human or animal waste (39%), according to NFID's report.

If hand-washing isn’t as important as we thought it was in March 2020, how important is it? Read: Don’t worry, it’s not COVID.

Washing your hands also inactivates these bugs. “It also literally washes them away,” adds William Schaffner, MD, an infectious disease specialist and professor at the Vanderbilt University ...

Hand sanitizer is great to have when you absolutely can’t wash your hands, but you shouldn’t depend on it, given its inability to kill certain bacteria or viruses such as C. diff and norovirus ...

And, reminds Zachary, “the beauty of hand washing is that you can also spot-treat something. If you want to wash the butt of some pants, you don’t have to get the whole garment wet. ...

Restaurant workers not washing their hands properly, not washing them at all or using bare and unwashed hands to touch customers’ ready-to-eat meals are some of the most common health violations ...