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Hand hygiene is a critical part of the response to COVID-19. Washing hands at regular intervals during the day is essential. If water and soap are unavailable, hand sanitisers are an alternative.
Even in hospitals, where hand hygiene is vital, staff don't always remember to wash their hands. What hope is there for the rest of us? Thankfully, research on handwashing behaviours has some answers.
With shelves cleared of hand sanitiser, many people are starting to to make their own.
There are several things Australian schools can do, that involve encouraging better hygiene and social distancing. They could close too, but that's not always necessary.
Our findings also highlight that hot air hand dryers and cloth roller towels can be a problematic way of drying your hands.
Hand washing is a tried and true, scientifically proven preventive strategy that reduces the likelihood of transmitting both viral and bacterial borne diseases.
We used to think the rise in allergies was because we weren't exposed to as many early infections as previous generations. But that's not the case.
If hospitals are not thoroughly cleaned, patients may be at higher risk of infection. We tested a new approach to hospital cleaning, and found it could reduce infections and save money.
Yes, bacteria can accumulate on tea towels. But most of the bacteria the researchers found are not responsible for food poisoning or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
School sores usually clear up within a few weeks, without any scarring. Here's what to do if you suspect your child has them.
With holiday travel in full swing and people packed together in small spaces, it's important to try to stop the spread of germs. But can we really get our hands clean with a few seconds of cold water?
Progress in terms of water and sanitation has traditionally favoured those with money. But the hope with the SDG's is that this gap will be plugged in the future.
They're everywhere in hospitals, travellers' backpacks and the aisles of pharmacies in winter, but do we really need to use alcohol-based hand sanitisers?
Children don’t learn much about how illnesses spread if they are just taught a list of dos and don’ts. They need to know why an action is useful.
A new study suggests medical staff in Australian hospitals consistently fail to meet compliance standards for the National…
I should start by saying that an important part of my job is encouraging hospital staff to clean their hands. The World Health Organisation has a global patient safety campaign reminding us that Clean…
The level of hand hygiene of doctors is lower than that of nurses, according to a new study by the World Health Organisation…
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Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Education, University of Sydney
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Specialist General Practitioner, and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, UNSW
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Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (U.Tasmania), University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor in the SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer and course director in Water Science, Policy and Management, University of Oxford
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW
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Professor of Nursing, University of Newcastle
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Research Officer Human and Health Sciences Central, Swansea University
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Doctoral Candidate in Microbiology, University of Oregon
