The Tamagotchi craze started during the 1990s, with the original electronic toys. Years before our smartphone obsession, ...

Nov. 24, 2025 — From Thanksgiving to New Year’s, holiday togetherness comes with a catch: a spike in the viruses that thrive when we all gather inside. The latest U.S. wastewater data suggests that ...

Target these high touch surfaces to reduce your family’s risk of contracting viruses that spread through contaminated surfaces. Picture this: You just finished washing your hands, only to grab your ...

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 ...

Two months after she was born, Eliana Nachem got a cough that wouldn’t go away. Three weeks later, she also started having runny stool, prompting a visit to her pediatrician. Eliana didn’t have ...

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 ...

Mouthwashes have long bragged about killing 99.9% of germs in your mouth, but Rutgers Health researchers suggest this scorched-earth approach may harm oral health by eliminating beneficial bacteria ...

On Nov. 4, 1856, Monsieur Bigo of Lille, France, awaited a visit from the local chemistry instructor. Bigo wasn’t used to hosting academics. He owned a factory in town that produced great vats of beet ...

Everyone knows the sponge and stovetop are hotbeds for bacteria, but there are germ havens in the kitchen you're forgetting to clean. Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, ...