On social media, shower rituals have become more elaborate and product-heavy than they need to be, according to health ...

The eight surprising bacterial hotspots in your daily routine – and how to clean them - Most of these microbes are harmless – some even helpful – but under the right conditions, a few can make you ser ...

Hand-washing works One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing your hands is essential to good hygiene and stopping germs from spreading.

From your phone to your sponge, your toothbrush to your trolley handle, invisible armies of bacteria are lurking on the ...

Taking care of your heart has an influence on the health of your whole body. Here are the changes you should focus on, according to a new study.

Adherence to standard dialysis infection prevention and control (IPC) measures enabled safe provision of dialysis to patients ...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Putting 33-year measles high in perspective Measles cases across the U.S. have hit the highest level in 33 years, according to the CDC.

Switzerland’s medical products authority has granted the first approval for a malaria medicine designed for small infants ...

According to Dr. Kang, the exact proper handwashing steps are: Lather well and wash for at least 20 seconds, including the ...

Lyme disease was first identified in 1975. In 2023, CT ranked among the top 10 states for reported Lyme disease cases nationally.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the latest agency in the Health and Human Services Department to rehire employees who were part of department-wide layoffs. HHS confirmed to the ...

Chronic disease prevention The latest budget request would eliminate the CDC's Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, for which $1.4 billion was appropriated in FY 2024.