Early in the pandemic, a few cities and countries around the world began testing sewage for evidence of the coronavirus, hoping to detect rising infections early.

The sewage in New England's exclusive Nantucket retreat is full of cocaine, according to local authorities, who this summer began testing it to monitor potential drug use in a popular summer getaway ...

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — On top of hospitalization and health department data, regional wastewater data across Virginia's seven testing sites point to an increase in the prevalence of COVID-19 in local ...

Health officials hope the additional testing will help identify disease and drug trends more quickly. Measles testing began in mid-July, while opioid and nicotine testing started nine months prior.

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed enormous pressure on healthcare systems and economies around the world, with particularly severe impacts on vulnerable groups like residents of long-term care ...

The illicit secrets are in the sewage. Just like how wastewater testing helps communities learn when COVID surges, cities and towns are able to see what drugs are spiking in real time from their ...

A sample taken from wastewater in Deming has tested positive for measles, a possible indicator that the virus is active in the area, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. Taken on June 10, ...

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The state Department of Health has found a positive measles sample in wastewater in Chaves County.That reported finding in Roswell comes after the last confirmed measles case was on April 5. The ...

ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) — The New Mexico Department of Health confirmed on Tuesday that a positive measles sample was found through wastewater testing in Roswell. The sample was taken on June 3 as part ...