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Neonatologist Joanna Parga, pediatric cardiologist Mark Sklansky and nurse Anahit Sarin-Gulian talk about the handshake-free zone while standing in the neonatal intensive care unit at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. They discouraged handshakes and suggested other options: a fist bump, a bow, a smile. The goal was to reduce the spread of germs and the transmission of infection.  - Anna Gorman — Kaiser Health News