A bacterium already famous for shrugging off extreme radiation and desiccation has now passed another brutal test: surviving ...

Maryland health officials announced the lifting of recreational water advisories for the Potomac River in Prince George’s and ...

Oakland County says filters are being installed in the boys' secure detention building and the school building.

Something to know before you take that first dip of the season.

A health advisory for Palm Beach’s Midtown Beach was lifted March 5 after follow-up testing showed bacteria levels had ...

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...

Testing data obtained by The Eagle reveals persistent Legionella contamination across multiple systems at Berkshire Medical Center, including cooling towers and tap water in patient areas. The finding ...

UK health experts issued fresh warnings about the 'ongoing risk of infection' associated with non-sterile wet wipes contaminated with Burkholderia stabilis.

Janina Krumbeck, PhD, discusses the clinical advantages of next-generation sequencing over traditional culture and how this untargeted diagnostic approach provides comprehensive pathogen ...

With a new season looming at the upgraded stadium, my challenge is to impart some Camden Yards trivia you weren’t aware of. That’s no easy feat since baseball is linked to trivia like “Boog” to ...

BALTIMORE — Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation are pressing for “immediate remediation” as Legionella bacteria ...

Direct farm-to-consumer sales of raw milk in Michigan are currently illegal. A bill in the state House would end that ...