What’s a handshake after all that? But at least in the realm of politics, shaking hands is seen as fundamental to how elected officials signal their connection to the average Joe.”What the ...

Today it’s common practice to politely introduce yourself to someone with a handshake. At least it was, until the pandemic. Now that the world is reopening, some people view shaking hands as ...

Elbows don't belong on the basketball court, but no one is calling a foul if they're being used for greetings in place of handshakes ... Ron Johnson to avoid shaking hands due to the coronavirus ...

Mark Sklansky, a pediatric cardiologist at UCLA, has not shaken a hand in several years. The last time he did so, it was only “because I knew I was going to go to the bathroom right afterwards ...

Reporters Vivian Giang and Max Nisen shake hands. There's a lot of emphasis placed on the handshake in a professional setting. People often judge your competence based on the way you shake their hand.

“When we shake hands, microscopic amounts of bacteria and viruses, they can spread from one hand to the next and, therefore, it is a potential root of the spread of germs.” Dr. Mark Sklansky ...

Why do some people shake so limply while others try to strangle my hand? Surely, all of us have been told that a firm handshake makes a positive impression on employers, professors and colleagues.

Extend out your arm and hand with your thumb pointed straight up, palm flat. Have a firm but not overpowering grip. Shake with your elbow. Shaking with your wrist creates the limp "deadfish." ...

Mr. Biden has been shaking plenty of hands in recent days, so a firm no-handshake policy would have been an abrupt change of practice. But the president’s coronavirus response team warned ...