hygiene

It’s usually doctors and nurses who are seen as the life-savers at hospitals. But when it comes to preventing certain lethal infections, the hospital’s…

Everyone presumes that soap is clean, but manufacturers know it's always got a few random germs in it. Most of the time that's not a problem, but every now and then things can get out of control.

A census of bacteria and viruses on the floors, toilets and soap dispensers of several bathrooms on a college campus turned up around 77,000 different types of organisms. Oh, joy.

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/011914_6.mp3As part of the “Help Yourself” series, Sandy Roob investigates the role hand hygiene has in preventing…

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/011914_full.mp3The “Sound Medicine” program for January 19The health risks and benefits of legalizing marijuanaDid…