A crusade to combat the proliferation of poop in Colorado’s backcountry entered a new frontier this week with the creation of a “Clean 14” initiative focusing on the state’s iconic 14,000-foot peaks.

Climbers ascending Mount Everest will be expected to collect their poop in doggy bags and carry their waste back to base camp, according to new regulations from local officials as they attempt to ...

This summer, King County health officials are looking to improve their protocols for monitoring bacteria levels at all swimming beaches by bringing important alerts to your email or smartphone. Year ...

Hi, I’m Trisha Pasricha, a gastroenterologist and the Ask a Doctor columnist at The Washington Post. I completed my internal medicine residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and fellowships in ...

Madeline Lauf, founder and CEO of Begin Health, discovered that she didn’t need to take medicine for life to fix her digestive health issues. She just needed prebiotics. The discovery led her to start ...