But a US-based doctor confidently challenged this common notion. Dr James Hamblin, a preventive medicine doctor, has made headlines after he claimed that he hadn't taken a shower for the past five ...

A US doctor has claimed he hasn't bathed in five ... are unnecessary and harmful to the body. Speaking to CNN, James Hamblin, a public health expert and author, said he quit taking showers as ...

Dr. James Hamblin, a preventive medicine and public health doctor, stopped showering for five years to explore the necessity of daily bathing. He found that frequent washing disrupts the skin’s ...

It just got me thinking: what is this all for?” Dr. James Hamblin told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta on his podcast Chasing Life recently. “How much of it is necessary for ...

We’ve all been treating personal hygiene differently these days. Writer James Hamblin discusses breaking the rules around cleanliness. Author James Hamblin hasn’t showered in five years. In this ...