May 5 is World Hand Hygiene Day. To celebrate the occasion, the CDC has launched Clean Hands Count, a campaign to boost hand-washing and reduce healthcare-associated infections. More specifically, the ...

(ATLANTA) — Just in time for World Hand Hygiene Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a new campaign Thursday urging medical professionals and patients to prevent healthcare ...

The CDC and GOJO, a producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions, have formed a partnership to provide unbranded hand hygiene tools and educational materials for patients, healthcare ...

The course, and associated promotional materials, reviews key concepts of hand hygiene and other standard precautions to prevent healthcare-associated infections. Topics addressed include: What are ...

Batman versus Superman. The World Health Organization’s six-step hand hygiene technique versus the CDC’s three-step method. Which is superior? While the debate around the superheroes may never be ...

ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwired - January 21, 2016) - According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on any given day, one in 25 hospital patients has at least one ...

Despite recent research that suggests too much hand-washing isn't good, a new study from the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention calls for hospital leaders to take a “more is better” ...

The CDC released a new report titled “Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care,” which included key recommendations for hand hygiene in the outpatient ...