The Dirty History of Doctors’ Hands

Skip to content http://www.methodquarterly.com/2014/11/handwashing/ Library The Dirty History of Doctors’ Hands What the history of handwashing in hospitals tells us about ego and the kneejerk reflex to reject evidence. Leah Ginnivan  ORIGINAL In 1846, Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis, a sad-eyed, mustachioed…