Here are 10 things ambulatory surgery centers should know about proper hand hygiene, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings. 1 ...

Nancy Burden, director of ambulatory surgery for BayCare Health System, describes how her ASC has worked to improve hand hygiene.Proper hand hygiene is an essential component of safe care. It has ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Proper hand hygiene is essential to reduce COVID-19 transmission and preserve skin barrier integrity, according ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Everyone knows that they are supposed to wash their hands after using the toilet, but does that advice only apply when using a public toilet? Since whatever came out of the person is ...

Thorough handwashing with soap and water is an immediate preventative measure for the spread of bacteria and viruses. “Wash your hands.” You probably heard it thousands of times growing up. Even as an ...

Washing your hands is one of the simplest yet most effective ways to maintain good hygiene, prevent infections and safeguard public health. Hand washing is a fundamental aspect of hygiene that plays a ...

Hand hygiene is one of the most effective, affordable and universal tools we have to prevent the transmission of infections and provide high-quality, clean and safe medical care. While medical gloves ...

To stop the spread of Coronavirus, the public needs to carry out several physical interventions at the same time. And while the media focuses on the culture war over wearing face masks, we must not ...

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 ...