A recent Mayo Clinic study showed stethoscopes are spreading germs.The research found the medical tool can become more germ infested than a doctor's hands, but local doctors are finding ways to ...

A 2010 study published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology shows that only about 40 percent of doctors and other health care providers comply with hand hygiene rules in hospitals.

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

Doctors and nurses aren’t the only ones that need to worry about carrying disease-causing bacteria on their hands. As a patient, you should wash your hands too.

Doctors need to ensure their hands are clean before touching patients, he said. Didier Pittet, an international expert on hand hygiene, said in an email that handshake-free zones are not the solution ...

Not all health workers are so careful, despite strict handwashing policies in virtually all medical facilities. A 2010 study published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology shows ...