He even went as far as purchasing hand sanitizer for colleagues at his office. While he's always been wary of germs, reports of the H1N1 virus have made him even more diligent about hygiene.

Improving compliance with hand hygiene practices has been a challenge in all healthcare facilities including the long-term care (LTC) setting. One of the most common modes of transmission of ...

Marsha Wallander, RN, is assistant director, accreditation services, for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Q: Is it acceptable for healthcare workers to use non-alcohol hand ...

FDA provides hand sanitizer ‘do-not-use’ list: What to look for, what to avoid Published: Jul. 30, 2020, 11:00 a.m. Herbacil hand santizer is on the FDA's list of products to avoid because ...

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped public health practices, bringing hand sanitizer into the spotlight as an essential tool for germ protection. While its use skyrocketed, with children applying it up ...

But small daily habits—like hand hygiene—can reduce your personal risk of infection and transmission too. Which prompts the question…how well does hand sanitizer really work against coronavirus?

Implementing a door handle that dispenses hand sanitizer increased hand hygiene compliance rates from 24.5 to 77.1 percent, according to a study in American Journal of Infection Control.

Hand hygiene is a key way to prevent the spread of Covid-19. With the wide use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer, however, there has been an increase in chemical injuries in children who have ...