Hygiene practices have come a long way since the CDC first published national hygiene guidelines in the 1980s. With so much to keep track of, a nurse leader summarized some of the latest practice ...

New data from Hill-Rom (NYSE: HRC) shows its hand-hygiene compliance system dramatically increases hand washing among hospital staff using the system. Analysis of more than 20 million instances of ...

Holy Name Medical Center is deploying AI-powered hand hygiene stations in departments that treat the hospital’s most vulnerable patients. Developed by health care technology company Soapy USA Inc., ...

Hand-washing adherence is on the up-and-up as more hospitals are holding their leadership accountable for hand hygiene, patient safety watchdog The Leapfrog Group reports. Since it began collecting ...

After visiting Ellis Island in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt noted the lack of hand-washing by doctors and wrote the Public Health Service that he was “struck by the way doctors made the ...

Use of a glowing gel that shows younger patients how well they wash their hands by illustrating bacteria they missed while washing and may significantly improve hand hygiene, according to a Society ...

EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated handwashing guidelines, standardizing language and updating visuals. Though hand dryers ...

Way back in the early, whirlwind days of the pandemic, surfaces were the thing to worry about. The prevailing scientific wisdom was that the coronavirus spread mainly via large droplets, which fell ...

MENOMONEE FALLS, WI — In recognition of World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5, Bradley Company is sharing new findings from its annual Healthy Handwashing Survey™. Specifically, it reveals notable ...

One of the front-line defenses individuals have against the spread of the coronavirus can feel decidedly low-tech: hand-washing. In fact, it was 19th-century Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis who, ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Along with core subjects like English, science, and math, handwashing is another critical lesson that helps ensures kids have a safe and successful year, and it's being taught in a ...