An ecological crisis of "historic proportion" is underway in the Potomac River after a massive sewer pipe collapse north of Washington, D.C., the U.S.

A University of Alberta research team has identified a new drug target to treat harmful E. coli bacteria—which cause nearly 250,000 deaths a year from urinary tract infections (UTI) and are becoming ...

Bioengineered E. coli bacteria can now produce a group of compounds with anticancer, anti-HIV, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities. The Kobe University achievement is the result of a ...

Following one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history, University of Maryland researchers have detected high levels of ...

After a spill from a massive sewage pipe in the Potomac River, testing revealed dangerously high E. coli levels extending from Montgomery County into Washington, D.C. A week after a massive ...

Following one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history, University of Maryland researchers have detected high levels of ...

Flight passengers may want to think twice before ordering drinks or washing their hands on the plane, a new analysis suggests. The Center for Food as Medicine and Longevity, based in New York City, ...

Water quality samples taken by DC Water show elevated levels of E. Coli across multiple sample areas, including one taken from the Anacostia River.

An outbreak of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce infected at least 89 people across 15 U.S. states in November 2024, hospitalizing more than a third and resulting in one death. Victims ranged widely ...

A growing number of Canadians have become ill after consuming or handling Pillsbury Pizza Pops that may have been contaminated with E. coli O26, including more hospitalizations, according to the ...