After cleaning, many people feel safe and germ-free in their homes. However, this is not always the case, as bacteria often ...

Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD Key Takeaways Cold and flu viruses can live on surfaces for a few hours to days. Hard ...

During cold and flu season, sickness is commonly spread through coughing, sneezing and even touching surfaces. One of these surfaces that germs can live on: your clothing. But how long do germs stay ...

Next time you wash your hands in a public restroom, you may want to think twice about heading towards the hand dryers. A viral video circulating on TikTok reveals what happens if you use a hot-air ...

You can't see them, but microscopic bacteria and other nasty bugs are everywhere, including areas of your home you touch and use every day. And surprisingly, the toilet seat is not the #1 germ-filled ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Surprising new research shows a small but diverse community of bacteria lives in the placentas of healthy pregnant women, overturning the belief that fetuses grow in a pretty sterile ...

Q: I am a kindergarten teacher and wonder how long germs can stay alive on toys. Can a germ lie dormant on a toy for long periods of time, or will a germ die shortly after contact with an object? We ...

Germs surround us everywhere; that’s a fact of life. But there are some places—even in your own home—that are breeding grounds for bacteria. Let’s take a careful look at what the evidence says about ...

Doctors have long been warned to go easy on antibiotics and sulfa drugs. When used with routine frequency, such germ killers may defeat their own purpose by leading to ever more resistant germs. Now ...

Even within your own body, your 30 trillion human cells can’t compete with the 40 trillion or so bacteria that live rent-free in your gut, on your skin, under your toenails. Your very DNA owes a ...

As flu season begins, it's time to start thinking about where you can pick up germs left behind by others. When you pick up that pen to sign your credit card receipt, did you ever think of how many ...