With the outbreak of Covid-19, health care professionals are urging people to regularly refrain from touching their face. Is that too much to ask? There’s no question it’s easier said than done.

Hugs, handshakes, butt pats: Touching among humans is, well, a touchy subject. As kids we were taught that there’s good and bad touches—and it only got more complicated from there. Nobody is immune to ...

I’m an adult. I have self-control. In the middle of the coronavirus’s rapid global spread, I can stop touching my goddamn face, right? Wrong. There are plenty of ways you can try to avoid the virus, ...

Washing your hands is a given if you want to avoid germs—but it's especially important after touching these microbe magnets. Washing your hands is essential to good hygiene, stopping germs in their ...

Fentanyl, a strong opioid about 50 times more powerful than heroin, has become increasingly present in the U.S. drug supply and has caused a wave of overdose deaths among people who consume it or use ...

Four women have now come forward to accuse former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden of inappropriately touching them — something the politician denies. Lucy Flores, a Nevada politician, recently wrote an ...

There is a reason why humans are susceptible during disease outbreaks like that of Covid-19 – we keep touching our faces. Why, and what can we do about it? Humans have a rather unusual habit we don’t ...

First, let me apologize: This entire article will probably make you want to touch your face. But we’ll get through it together. Right now, experts think that the new coronavirus spreads mainly ...

It’s a quirk of human nature that we touch our eyes, noses and mouths all day long. It’s also a major way we pick up infections like coronavirus. By Tara Parker-Pope Want to improve your chance of ...

In an Indian tradition touching the feet is very common gesture that we used to give to our elders. It is a sign of respect and adopted since Vedic period and also known as Charan Sparsh. Children ...

One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing your hands is ...