Cold-Water Immersion May Offer Health Benefits -- and Also Presents Risks Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt ...

Kristi Kimball, RN, BSN, is the Trauma Program manager at Barton Health. Barton’s Level III Trauma Center is a critical medical facility for Lake Tahoe offering resources for trauma care and the ...

"Take me to the water, take me to the water, take me to the water, to be baptized" – Southern baptismal hymn BEREA, Ohio -- For more than 20 years, the tradition has continued at Wallace Lake in Berea ...

As I was participating in the burial of my dear mother Mama Reggie Molokwu in the third week of April 2013, I had the good pleasure of partaking in the water baptism of another dear mother in the ...

Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away. The shock to his system lasted a ...

Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away. The shock to his system lasted a ...

FILE - Revelers enter the cold water during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, file) (Andres Kudacki ...