Public health recommendations generally suggest drinking eight cups of water a day. And many people just assume it’s healthy to drink plenty of water. Now researchers at UC San Francisco have taken a ...

Over 97 million Americans have been exposed to toxic, unregulated contaminants in their drinking water that could harm their health, according to a new study that adds to growing concerns about the ...

Share on Pinterest Despite the popularity of trendy alkaline or electrolyte-infused waters, regular tap water can also help you stay sufficiently hydrated. Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images Proper ...

A new round of testing has revealed toxic chemicals linked to cancer and impaired immunity, including in children, in the drinking water of nearly a dozen systems across Georgia, according to the U.S.

A new round of testing has revealed toxic chemicals linked to cancer and impaired immunity, including in children, in the drinking water of nearly a dozen systems across Georgia, according to the U.S.

This will put a bad taste in your mouth. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that, from 2015 to 2020, 214 enteric disease outbreaks — caused by pathogens including E.

A Texas woman died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from tap water used to clear out her sinuses. The 71-year-old, who was not identified, fell ill within four days of using a nasal irrigation ...

Tap water in parts of a Spanish tourist hot spot is now so salty it’s become undrinkable, with residents and visitors having to line up for bottled or tanked-in drinking water as the region struggles ...

A water main break at the intersection of Grafton and Maranda streets in Worcester on Tuesday turned some residents’ tap water brown. Residents who live near the intersection and by Grafton Street ...

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 ...