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How risky is ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ for Maryland, Virginia beachgoers?

July 3

How risky is ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ for Maryland, Virginia beachgoers?

FDA recalls tattoo inks due to possible bacteria contamination

May 17

FDA recalls tattoo inks due to possible bacteria contamination

With microbes in your shower, fungi on the floor, you’re ‘Never Home Alone’

March 6

With microbes in your shower, fungi on the floor, you’re ‘Never Home Alone’

How the bacteria in your gut affect your mind and body

February 12, 2019

How the bacteria in your gut affect your mind and body

Letting sunlight in really can kill dark-loving bacteria, study shows

October 19, 2018

Letting sunlight in really can kill dark-loving bacteria, study shows

Rare strain of flesh-eating bacteria kills Virginia resident

July 20, 2018

Rare strain of flesh-eating bacteria kills Virginia resident

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Bring on the bacteria: Diverse, healthy microbes impact how you age

June 6, 2017

Bring on the bacteria: Diverse, healthy microbes impact how you age

Doctors urged to give up handshakes to help stop the spread of disease

May 31, 2017

Doctors urged to give up handshakes to help stop the spread of disease

Beware: How to avoid rare flesh-eating bacteria in Chesapeake Bay

May 25, 2017

Beware: How to avoid rare flesh-eating bacteria in Chesapeake Bay

Your food-handling habits may be putting you at risk

March 28, 2017

Your food-handling habits may be putting you at risk

Md. hospital says bacterium not linked to infant deaths; NICU temporarily closed

August 9, 2016

Md. hospital says bacterium not linked to infant deaths; NICU temporarily closed

‘Superbug’ E. Coli found for just second time in US

July 12, 2016

‘Superbug’ E. Coli found for just second time in US

Summer is prime time for food poisoning

May 27, 2016

Summer is prime time for food poisoning

Dirtiest surface on a plane: tray table

September 9, 2015

Dirtiest surface on a plane: tray table

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