Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

A nationwide recall of ground beef has been announced after 15 people became ill with E. coli food poisoning. More than 160,000 pounds of ground beef by Wolverine Packing Co.—based in Detroit, ...

(WHTM) — Could a day of swimming turn into something deadly? Escherichia coli is a type of bacteria that lives in the intestines of people and animals. But during the summer, it becomes a far too ...

Residents of the California towns of Yountville and Burney have been warned of the possible presence of E.coli in their tap water, a bacteria known to create stomach-turning symptoms when accidentally ...

Nine families are suing a California-based produce company after more than 80 cases of serious E. coli infections were found by the FDA Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers has caused illnesses in at least 49 people across 10 states, leaving 10 people hospitalized and one dead, the Centers for Disease ...

Officials in Lake Tahoe are urging visitors and residents to stay away from the water near Camp Richardson after a sewage leak resulted in elevated levels of E. coli bacteria in the lake. Water ...

Federal and state officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses thought to be linked to lettuce. There are 69 confirmed patients from 10 states, according to the Food and Drug ...

A California company is recalling walnuts sold at Whole Foods and other natural food stores in 19 states amid an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 12 people and hospitalized seven. Hollister-based ...

A new type of E. coli that is both highly infectious and resistant to some antibiotics has been discovered. The newly identified mutation of antibiotic-resistant E. coli is described in a new article.

A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness and death. Particularly vulnerable are young children, ...

Bacteria from meat could be responsible for more than half a million urinary tract infections in the United States every year, a new study says. E. coli is an often-harmless bacteria that’s “part of ...