When a virus tears through your household, you do not have time to scrub every corner, yet you still want to keep the next ...

Dear Heloise: My husband is in an assisted living facility. I keep an erasable white board in his room. When a visit or trip is planned, I write it on the board. It helps him remember, and the staff ...

Hi, it’s Kelly in Atlanta. A run of viral illnesses from my two toddlers has left me wondering whether I’m overusing hand sanitizer. More on that in a moment, but first ... Anyone who has ever spent ...

Imagine a hospital where one maternity ward's mothers died at five times the rate of another, and the difference was whether doctors carried the smell of corpses on their hands. In 1847 Vienna, Ignaz ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At several gatherings with friends and family, the food is blessed by holding hands during a prayer -- after I have already washed mine in preparation for eating. Holding hands ...

A Pulitzer Prize finalist in the cartoonist category, Pat Bagley has worked for The Salt Lake Tribune for more than 45 years. He is one of roughly a dozen cartoonists still working at a major ...

It is Global Handwashing Awareness Day, a reminder that while many think they know how to wash their hands, there is some important nuance to it. Local 4 Dr. Frank McGeorge explains the difference ...

Today is Global Handwashing Day, which is held every year to help raise awareness about the importance of washing our hands. According to the CDC, regularly washing your hands can help reduce the ...

Observed each year on October 15, Global Handwashing Day reminds safety professionals and employees that proper hand hygiene remains one of the simplest, most effective defenses against illness in the ...

A submission to “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio asked, “What’s the big deal about washing your hands after you use the restroom?” The commenter continued to state that she never washes ...