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October 19, 2020

Courage Under Crisis: Wash Your Hands!

From a young age we are taught the importance of washing our hands to stop the spread of germs. The notion of killing bacteria with hand sanitizer and hand washing has become a largely mainstream concept today - especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic - however, this was not always the case. Until the late 1800s, many medical professionals did not wash their hands before, during, or...

History of the Institutions

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