Your mobile phone is 10 times dirtier than a toilet seat. Here’s what to do about it.
The risk of getting the coronavirus from a surface is low. But the frequent hand-washing from early in the pandemic is a good thing since most people weren’t washing their hands enough to begin with.
With COVID-19 cases rising in more than half of the states, the next two weeks are critical for stopping a spike in cases. An epidemiologist reminds us to get back to the basics now.
A Hungarian obstetrician was the first to nail down the importance of handwashing to stop the spread of infectious disease.
The coronavirus, like many infectious diseases, can live and spread on inanimate objects in the world around us. An epidemiologist explains how and gives some advice on how to minimize the risk.
Many homeless people already have compromised immune systems. They are targets -- and conduits -- for COVID-19.
Most commercial hand sanitizers are mainly alcohol, but forget about hitting the liquor store and mixing your own.
Harvard researchers have devised what they hope is a better way to disinfect hands, using tiny aerosolized nanodroplets of water and nontoxic disinfectants that not only leave hands sterile, but use so little water the hands stay dry.
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