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 ...

As spring break crowds swarm the Texas coast, most Gulf beaches are testing clean for fecal‑indicator bacteria. Still, a handful of sites around Galveston and the Bolivar Peninsula are flashing ...

The Potomac River in the Washington, D.C. area is safe for recreation, DC Water said  on March 2, after over five weeks of ...

Fecal microbiota transplants may enhance patients’ response to immunotherapy, but experts caution that the latest data remain proof-of-concept and far from practice-changing.

How Municipal water districts, infrastructure, and regulation shape local water conditions. A water filtration system ...

Storm-driven runoff has pushed bacteria levels above safety thresholds at several California beaches, prompting health officials to advise avoiding ocean contact until testing shows improvement. You ...

Massachusetts beachgoers might be wondering, after weeks of dozens of beach closures, if their local beach is open on Friday. But a visit to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) website ...

DNA testing detected horse fecal bacteria at 3 of 4 sites in Palma Sola Bay. Trace amounts of horse DNA raise contamination concerns but remain unquantified. Environmental groups plan more sampling to ...

OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) — Thousands of Americans are heading to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but taking a dip might be out of the question: Many of the beaches caution ...

Labor Day vacationers across the East Coast are facing "fecal contamination" warnings at their beaches this holiday weekend. Water quality warnings have struck coastal areas from Maine to Florida this ...

Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but taking a dip might be out of the question: Many of the beaches will caution against swimming because ...