Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

Luckily, cleaning a humidifier is easy, and you probably already have everything you need to do it at home. To help you through the process, we asked Dr. McKeon and air quality and mold expert Michael ...

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You may think you’re just adding moisture back into the air, but if you don’t know how to clean a humidifier, running the machine could actually be causing a major problem in your household. “Stagnant ...