Since the coronavirus outbreak began, public health officials have urged people to stop touching their faces, and people have responded by saying "oh okay easy," then accidentally touching their faces ...

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 ...

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I am a great habit breaker. For years as a child psychiatrist, I have treated trichotillomania, a condition where people pull out their hair, often on their eyebrows or scalp. I also commonly treat ...

Health care professionals keep saying avoid touching your face as protection from COVID-19, but it’s a lot easier said than done. Whether it’s scratching an itch or resting our chins in our hands, the ...