Here's some more fodder for discussion about the newly reopened McCarren Park Pool. The facility, which just had a multi-year $50 million renovation, has been the site of attacks on lifeguards, long ...

When someone offers you the opportunity to swim in "crypto," make sure you find out specifically what is meant by "crypto." Swimming in cryptocurrency could be good. Swimming in Cryptosporidium would ...

If residents of the tony condo building at 757 N. Orleans St. spot an inflatable poop emoji floating in their rooftop pool anytime soon, score a victory for The Onion. Staff cooped up at the River ...

Germy pool, lake and hot tub water caused 90 separate outbreaks of illness that killed one person and put nearly 1,800 into the hospital in 2011 and 2012, a new report finds. Most were caused by ...

For everyone's sake, shower before you swim. Falling ill from accidentally swallowing someone else's poop doesn't seem like something people should worry about. But if you swim in pools or relax in ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Thursday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a very important ...

Every year, in anticipation of Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prepares a public announcement that's pretty much guaranteed to ruin the beginning of ...