So tell your employees to speak up when they see someone forget to wash, provide hand sanitizer, and then let it go. If you ...

Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles. Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs ...

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...

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 ...

The question: Is it true that your shoes can spread germs to the floors in your home and make you sick? On any given day, you might trudge through a variety of stuff, including dirt and dog poop — and ...

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a series of laws this week that will end the era of half-day kindergarten in New Jersey for good and continue a massive expansion of pre-K across the state long after he leaves ...

Proper handwashing could save a million lives a year, according to an expert — and yet many people are doing it improperly, often due to misconceptions surrounding the practice. Doctors recommend ...

Dear Heloise: Anyone with dogs (or cats for that matter) that shed will appreciate what I just discovered. Fur gets caught on the fabric of sofas, clothes and, in my case, the backseat of my car.

Gastrointestinal illnesses on cruise ships hit a 12-year high in 2024, and 2025 has been even worse, with cruise lines seeing an entire year's worth of outbreaks in only the first quarter of the year.