San Luis Obispo County lifted the boil-water order for all remaining areas on Saturday afternoon, following a water-contamination alert that lasted four days. According to an alert from the county, ...

The boil-water order was lifted for some areas of the Five Cities on Friday afternoon, two days after a water-contamination ...

New research has connected toxins produced by E. coli bacteria to the types of colorectal cancer tumors more likely to affect ...

Deborah Blum, who has written extensively on the history of U.S. food safety regulations, cited how an E. coli outbreak in November 2024, which killed one and hospitalized dozens, was never fully ...

Traditional biochemical methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineers at the ...

Human E. coli levels in Burnet Woods Park exceed safety threshold after sewer overflow. Public health risk highlighted by UC research team.

Antibiotic resistance poses a growing global health crisis, and researchers are turning to evolutionary biology for solutions ...

Global warming has made it easier for bacteria and other germs to contaminate the food supply, and this little-discussed ...

Research released by UC students Wednesday shows significant E. coli level in the nearby park after storms caused flooding.

A sample taken eight hours after the overflow event found there was 600 times the amount of E. coli permitted for ...

Scientists have a new clue in the mystery of why younger people are getting more colon cancer. It may have to do with a toxin ...

The lawsuits were filed on behalf of two children and one adult woman who suffered from hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a ...