More than half of U.S. beaches have fecal contaminated water that exceeds EPA standards. (Illustration: Oscar Duarte for Yahoo; Photo: Getty Images) When you visit the beach, it's understandable to ...

A rather stomach-churning warning came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday: You may want to think twice before diving into that lovely looking public swimming pool. There's ...

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - A poop problem one day at a swimming pool has some in the community crying foul. But, 19 News has learned that what happened at Purvis Park Pool on Wednesday was ...

A 2023 CDC report tracked more than 200 pool-associated outbreaks over a four-year period. But a few basic precautions can ward off these dangers. Maria Korneeva/Moment via Getty Images On hot summer ...

Paris city officials swear the Seine is safe for swimming, but that hasn't stopped athletes at the Paris Olympics from getting sick after taking a dip in the renown river. Despite the amount of ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - An illness often spread in swimming pools is on the rise in the Tri-State. The illness is called cryptosporidiosis. You get it from the parasite cryptosporidium. The problem isn't ...

Is it safe? The water in many public pools is contaminated with E. coli, a study finds. Perhaps you've noticed a toddler's sagging swim diaper and wondered if it's really keeping the poop out of your ...

Hey, great news, everyone. It's finally starting to warm up (at least here on the East Coast and in South Dakota), which means it's almost time to open up those swimming pools. And we'd recommend you ...