Your smartphone, as it turns out, is covered with 10 times as many bacteria as a toilet seat, according to a 2012 study from ...

Bacteria and viruses move easily between surfaces like the ATM machine or the pole on the bus, where they can live anywhere from hours to more than a week, and your phone. And once germs reach your ...

Most of us carry our phones everywhere, into the kitchen, the car, the office, and sometimes even the bathroom. The problem is that smartphones are one of the most frequently touched objects in our ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- While the Centers for Disease Control says the main way for people to become infected through the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is through person-to-person contact, there is ...

The World Health Organization has plenty of details on how you should properly wash your hands to protect yourself against infection and to prevent the spread of flu and coronavirus. But if we wash ...

Your phone is practically an extension of your body at this point. It goes with you to the office, the gym, restaurants, and yes, even the bathroom. But for something that gets handled constantly, ...

How often do you pick up your phone, let others touch or use your phone? What about how there are more than 25,000 germs live on your phone? More importantly, the coronavirus can live on your phone?

Lets get real for a moment here: Your phone is your ride or die. Its constantly hanging on the table when you go out to dinner, chilling on your nightstand when you sleep, and spending some QT with ...

A woman using the speakerphone function on a smartphone to talk. - Miljan Živković/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've been dealing with muddy-sounding ...