In a study involving 180 blood bags, use of a double-knot closure rather than the usual single knot prevented bacterial contamination. This strategy may reduce the risk of blood-product ...

Under controlled conditions, Flinders University researchers are investigating third-hand contamination risk from methamphetamine use. Environmental health experts have found open windows and ...

Though river monitoring shows bacteria levels have declined, scientists and environmentalists said a full recovery isn’t yet ...

Multiple U.S. states are addressing urgent drinking water issues, from contamination warnings in Washington to infrastructure funding crises in St. Louis. Washington issued boil-water and do-not-drink ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 23: In this photo illustration, a McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald's on October 23, 2024 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn ...

Residents in Sampson County, North Carolina, are raising alarms after tests found potential PFAS contamination in private wells near the state’s largest landfill. Local advocacy groups, partnering ...

CLEVELAND — A new Consumer Reports analysis has identified common grocery store items that show higher rates of contamination, including some organic products, as federal health officials continue ...

Does cannabis legalization mean a safer product? Not necessarily. Anne Hassel, a 56-year-old physical therapist in Chicopee, Massachusetts, said she developed twitching muscles, numbness in her feet, ...