Swimming has been illegal in most of D.C.’s waterways since the 1970s, largely because of contamination from the district’s aging sewer system.

The nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faces questions from lawmakers on his response to the measles ...

Many of D.C.'s waterways are not fit for recreational swimming due in part to contamination from the city's sewer system, ...

The U.S. Secretary of Health posted one photo of himself surrounded by his family as he fully immersed himself in the ...

A recent study conducted by the Ethics & Public Policy Center that found nearly 11% of women who used the popular abortion ...

We can’t believe we have to say this, but there are legit health risks to taking a dip in sewage-saturated water.

Vaccines and layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services were the biggest points of concern as lawmakers in the ...

RFK Jr. swam in Washington D.C.'s polluted Rock Creek with his grandchildren, drawing backlash for ignoring health warnings.

It was the latest in a series of peculiar incidents related to his outdoorsman persona. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health Secretary, sparked controversy by swimming with his grandchildren in Rock Creek, a waterway ...

The Health and Human Services secretary shared photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in a bacteria-laden body of ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced bipartisan criticism on Capitol Hill over his department’s budget cuts, vaccine ...