A wastewater surveillance test is helping health officials watch for illness and protect public health during the College ...

Now that bird flu has been detected in animals in all 50 states, and nearly 70 cases have been confirmed in people, health officials are racing to find better and more reliable ways to track the virus ...

In north Denver, next to the South Platte River is a series of big pools. This is Metro Water Recovery, a treatment plant — the state’s largest according to employees. On a visit there, you can see ...

New Covid-19 infections are no longer tracked or reported as closely as they were during the public health emergency. Instead, US officials now focus on testing the contents of Americans’ wastewater ...

Every day, clues are released about a population's health through toilets, sinks, showers, and tubs. In wealthier countries like the United States, sewer networks collect tiny bits of feces, urine, ...

Less than a month ago, researchers reported for the first time the ability to scan wastewater for signs of the H5 influenza virus currently sickening dairy cows in at least nine states across the U.S.

Influenza virus binding to a respiratory tract cell. (File photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) San Diego County’s public health lab announced that it has begun publishing the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The state started testing wastewater at some metro high schools for illicit drugs as part of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s current public health order. They released the initial ...

Columbia police officers act as first responders when called onto a scene with a potential overdose. They are trained to administer Narcan, which can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose. Contracts are ...