A young Hungarian doctor proved that handwashing could stop mothers from dying in childbirth. The medical establishment ...

“Semmelweis,” which NFI World Sales will be selling at the European Film Market in Berlin, has become the highest grossing Hungarian movie in local theaters in five years. The film is directed by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the front-line defenses individuals have against the spread of the coronavirus can feel decidedly low-tech: hand-washing.

You would be forgiven for thinking that this play about a maverick, misunderstood savior in the middle of a public health crisis was a direct response to recent world events. In fact, workshops that ...

It’s one of the best weapons in our arsenal right now against the coronavirus. Though washing our hands seems painfully obvious now, it wasn’t always that way. The importance of handwashing is thought ...

The last three years have been so dominated by squirts of soap and sanitising gel that it’s almost impossible to get into a pre-germ mindset. Although conceived by Mark Rylance before the pandemic, ...

Rylance turns the life of the 19th-century doctor and campaigner for antiseptic practices into a tragedy of almost Shakespearean proportions A few months ahead of bringing “Rooster” Byron’s band of ...

CNN — By now, we've all heard this advice countless times: Wash your hands often and thoroughly, with soap and water. It's one of the best weapons in our arsenal right now against the coronavirus.