CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Health Department has given the go-ahead to the Bridgeport Carbon Live Fire to reopen following a July E. coli outbreak. The outbreak sickened more than 60 people. Despite ...

An outbreak linked to organic carrots has sickened 39 people. Here’s how to stay safe. By Melinda Wenner Moyer and Emily Schmall The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Sunday that ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Health officials are urging people to contact their health care provider if they ate a hamburger, especially if undercooked, at a table-service restaurant since ...

There are many forms of Escherichia coli. While lots are harmless members of the gut microbiome, others can cause serious infections. Some E. coli infections are challenging to eliminate because they ...

An E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese has hit four states, leaving at least ten people ill. According to a press release from the Center of Disease Control (CDC), Raw Farm brand raw cheddar ...

Physicians have relied on a class of antibiotics called polymyxins to fight potentially life-threatening Gram-negative bacterial infections for more than 80 years. These drugs are typically reserved ...

Humans have long had a love-hate relationship with bacteria. While there are bacterial strains that humans cannot live without, such as those that help us digest our food and bolster our immune ...

Researchers found some bacteria ship cellular cargo by 'surfing' along proteins called ParA/MinD ATPases. Bacteria live in nearly every habitat on earth including within soil, water, acidic hot ...