From Name: From Email: To Name: To Email: Optional Message: It's not just doctors and nurses, patients need to wash their hands, too from Kaiser Health News Encouraging doctors and nurses to wash their hands frequently has always been considered an easy and effective way to curb the spread of infection in hospitals and other health facilities. But a new research letter published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine points to another key group of people who aren’t always keeping their hands so clean and, it turns out, probably should: patients. more 7701 Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063