Washing hands with soap and water is a crucial way of saving lives (Shutterstock) When Florence Nightingale, the English nurse and statistician, promoted hand-washing in the mid-1800s, she had a ...

Every year, May 5 marks World Hand Hygiene Day, an initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) to remind everyone—from healthcare professionals to the general public—about the critical role that ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first released formal written guidelines on handwashing in hospitals in 1975. The idea that washing one’s hands reduces the risk of infection has been ...