Remember the urgency at the start of COVID to stock up on hand sanitizer and, stashing any available bottle in your purse, desk, coat pocket and your car’s cup holder? Yeah…we do, too! Whether ...

Washing your hands is an essential way to slow the spread of the coronavirus and other pathogens; however, frequent handwashing can cause dry skin that could flake, itch, crack and even bleed without ...

Steffini Stalos, DO, FCAP, is a pathology and lab medicine physician. She is also the chief medical officer of the lab consultancy firm Blood Associates, LLC. Hand sanitizer expires after about 2.5 ...

Every Diwali season, a new trend breaks the internet. This year’s trend, however, literally set fire… on hands. A viral video showed two people applying hand sanitizer and shaking hands, creating ...

Blisters may appear anywhere on the body, including the hands. Treatment options may include covering the blister with a bandage, avoiding popping the blister, and keeping the area clean. A blister is ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Hand sanitizer doesn’t work against all pathogens. The product isn’t as effective as proper hand washing.

Cornwall, England, UK, Hand sanitizing point for the general public to use free of charge during Covid-19 in a Cornwall park area. (Photo by: Peter Titmuss/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...

Hand sanitizer does have an expiration date. Recently expired sanitizer may retain some effectiveness but is likely less effective than an in-date product. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...