ShoreRivers has brought back its annual Swimmable ShoreRivers bacteria testing program for this year's summer season to test the safety of swimming hotspots. As part of the program, the organization ...

In children with suspected sinusitis, a nasal swab to test for three types of bacteria can tell whether antibiotics are likely to be effective or not, according to a new JAMA study by researchers at ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — After historic flooding in central North Carolina earlier this week, five swimming sites along rivers failed testing for fecal bacteria and at the coast, Portuguese man o’ war ...

MADISON (WKOW) – New rapid testing developed by Public Health Madison & Dane County now detects bacteria more efficiently for our local beaches. Harmful bacteria like blue-green algae and E. coli can ...

Scientists have developed a new test that can easily and quickly identify bacteria in any liquid, such as water, milk, or urine. This test uses a type of virus that only insects bacterial cells, ...