Kids should be encouraged to wash for at least 20 seconds with soap. They can time this by singing the “Happy Birthday” song ...

Flus and colds could be more prevalent this year because they didn't spread as much last year due to pandemic restrictions. We answer questions about the flu vaccine and how to stay protected. Cold ...

One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing your hands is ...

Dec. 4-10 is National Hand-Washing Awareness Week. It’s a good reminder that frequent hand-washing remains one of the best defenses against getting sick with the flu or COVID-19. To properly wash your ...

Washing your hands in the morning is not enough. We all need to be washing our hands multiple times a day, according to Dr. David Itkin, infectious disease expert at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.

Health experts have reiterated the fact that washing your hands is an important part of inhibiting the spread of COVID-19, and a 6-year-old boy wanted to show people how to best do it. In a YouTube ...

Some people seem to want — even need — to be afraid. Indeed, certain human fears may simply be antidotes to boredom people use to give otherwise empty lives meaning. Over time, people have lived in ...

Editor’s Note: The Emerald will be halting print publication until at least Monday, April 20, and will be following the UO’s guidance if additional changes are made to the spring term schedule. Keep ...

Cold and flu season is coming up, on top of the still ongoing COVID pandemic. The number of cases of flu in the U.S. last year was low because people were still at home and masking up. But this year, ...