As you sink down onto a toilet seat used by hundreds of other people the same day, you might be wondering: how long do pathogens survive in bathrooms?

There’s nothing like shutting the bathroom door, maybe even locking it and hiding away from one’s family, even just for a few minutes. The toilet has long been a sanctuary to catch up on some light ...

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is usually common in young children; however, it can affect people of any age. Viruses that cause ...

“If you feel like you’re always spending more than five minutes on the toilet, you’re not scrolling and you’re just struggling to go, then that’s a sign you should talk to your doctor,” Pasricha said.

Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a freelance health and science journalist based in New York. There’s nothing like shutting the bathroom door, maybe even locking it and hiding away from one’s family, even ...