While washing your hands after using the restroom is always recommended hygiene, a recent study might have you thinking twice about using a hand dryer afterward. University of Connecticut researchers ...

11:29, Sat, Sep 6, 2025 Updated: 11:31, Sat, Sep 6, 2025 A biologist has cautioned that public bathroom hand dryers could do more harm than good. After using a public bathroom, it is essential to ...

Public bathroom hand dryers, often seen as an eco-friendly and convenient alternative to paper towels, may be doing more harm than good. Biologists and health experts warn that these devices can blow ...

When they enter a public restroom, the first thing they do is size up the drying options. If it's a paper towel dispenser, they visibly relax and go about their business. But an electric dryer puts ...

The study lends credence to the long-debated issue of paper towels-vs.-air dryers, noting that “many kinds of bacteria ... can be deposited on hands exposed to bathroom hand dryers and that spores ...

In the pursuit of cleaner, safer public restrooms, hand dryers have long faced a unique challenge: how to effectively kill germs in fast-moving air. Traditional germicidal technologies—like UV lights ...