The point of going to see the doctor is to get well, not to get sick, right? That's why health experts in England are starting to ban certain common waiting room items, in the name of keeping people healthy. Meanwhile here in the US, you'll find plenty of these germ-loaded things in waiting rooms. Touch at your own risk, say experts ...
Did you know that potentially harmful germs can live on magazines in waiting room for up to 18 hours? This is why health officials in England are starting to ban magazines and children's toys in the waiting rooms of hospitals and health clinics.
Instead, patients are being encouraged to bring their own reading material, and the germ police have taken it a step further: Cloth chairs are being swapped for plastic ones that are disinfected every few hours.
Pretty proactive, I think. Though it does make for an even more boring wait to see the doc.
Do you read magazines at the doctor's office?
P.S. The 10 germiest jobs in America, and guess how germy your fingernails are right now? Plus, the sad story about the lemon wedge in your drink.
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