When President James Garfield was shot in 1881, his doctors probed the wounds with unsterilized fingers and instruments. Most U.S. medical professionals had not yet adopted antiseptic procedures.

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Concerns about germs ...

You've probably heard a lot of talk about germs and how to avoid them. Did you know that animals and people both have germs that we give to each other? Even pets and the animals used for food, called ...

Hello, it's Lisa in London. I’ve been learning a lot about germs that live inside the nose. But before we get to that... Every time someone near me sniffles or sneezes, I wonder what germs they might ...

A bout with a cold or the flu can really take you down. To stay healthy, you need to avoid nasty bugs. But that’s not always easy. Germs are everywhere, and there are plenty of ideas about how to get ...

Children attending the science minicamp at the YMCA of Dodge County on Thursday learned about germs and the importance of hand hygiene from a local expert.

A friend of mine asked if he was suffering from germaphobia. He still had concerns about COVID. We talked about the almost 600 deaths everyday from COVID. He mentioned the new variants. He reminded me ...

Recently, the Cracking the Code team — researchers from Texas Tech and media professionals from KQED — published our report on public understanding of germs (viruses and bacteria). Among other ...