Hospital elevator buttons are more frequently colonized with certain bacteria than some restroom surfaces, although most of the bacteria are not clinically relevant, according to a study published ...

Does the door close button in your elevator actually work? In Trapped In An Elevator, one expert said the button was a sham. But after viewers wrote to us disputing that, we decided to run a little ...

Hospital elevators are home to more bacteria than toilet surfaces--making the high-traffic area a breeding ground for potentially dangerous infections. Canadian researchers at the University of ...

Hospital elevator buttons harbour more bacteria than surfaces in hospital bathrooms, Toronto researchers have found. The findings are a reminder for patients, family members, visitors and health-care ...