Category: Health
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Off Jeju Island, Older Women Vanish Beneath The Waves On One Breath, And Science Is Finally Measuring What Their Bodies Learned | ECOnews
In May 2025, a team led by University of Utah geneticist Melissa Ilardo compared 30 haenyeo to 30 non-diving women from Jeju and 31 women from mainland Korea. The participants averaged 65 years old. Researchers tried to “simulate dives” by asking the participants to hold their breath and place their face in cold water. The haenyeo’s heart…
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Avoiding Deadly Infection While Swimming in Warm, Freshwater Lakes and Pools – What You Need To Know | WFAA
Eight-year-old girl in Louisiana recently developed dangerous infection after playing in a lake. Dr. Winter on what you need to know about the rare brain infection.
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8-Year-Old North Louisiana Girl Dies After Battle With Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba | WWLTV
“We are heartbroken and honestly do not know what to do next,” the family of Lillian Smart wrote on Facebook, announcing the death of their eight-year-old.
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3 Science-Backed Swimming Exercises You Must Do Before It’s Too Late | Eetu Karvonen
I’ve coached swimmers and triathletes for over 20 years, and I break down the three things swimming will never give you, no matter how much you train, and the science-backed exercise that fixes each one before it becomes a real problem. I explain why swimmer’s shoulder starts with a shoulder rotation imbalance between your strong…
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Louisiana Resident Infected With Rare ‘Brain-Eating’ Amoeba Tied to Lake Swimming | Louisiana First News
It can be fatal, is often found in warm freshwater lakes, rivers, canals, and ponds. The Louisiana case is tied to Lake Claiborne in Claiborne Parish.
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New Warning as Deadly Flesh-Eating Bacteria Cases Rise | NBC News
Deadly flesh-eating bacteria that could be hidden on popular beaches is posing a new threat, with cases on the rise in at least two states. NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports.
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At Least 7 Dead After Flesh-Eating Bacteria Found on Gulf Coast Beach | CBS Texas
“If you have those risk factors and if you have an open wound or abrasion on your skin, you do not want to go swimming in brackish waters along the Gulf Coast and the Atlantic seaboard,” said Dr. Peter Hotez, the dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.
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Waters Near Imperial Beach Pier Safe to Swim in for the First Time in 2026 | NBC 7 San Diego
For the first time in all of 2026, the water was clean enough to swim in Imperial Beach. NBC 7’s Joe Little explains what changed, and why it may not last.