Behind the marketing and influencer testimonials on podcasts and TikTok lies a less appealing truth. Ice baths can be dangerous.
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Keep an eye on your health while at a summer festival - you don’t want falling ill to be the headline event
The bizarre case of a Pret a Manger employee being stuck in a -18°C freezer for two-and-a-half hours highlights the dangers of cold temperatures.
Gaps in swimming lessons, lifeguard shortages and climate change may make water-based activities even riskier this summer.
No, you’re not imagining it. You can pee more in winter. Mostly, there’s nothing to worry about. But it could be a sign of hypothermia.
On Human Experiments - The Nazi experiments during World War II were among the most egregious instances of unethical human research. But does that mean we can’t use the data they generated?
Are neck, hand or forearm cooling, ice-cube sucking or cold showers effective ways to lose heat on those dog days of summer? Can sports clothing keep you cool by wicking away sweat? When the heat is on…
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Academic Director/ Clinical Ethicist, Children’s Bioethics Centre at the Royal Children’s Hospital, and Associate Professor in Health Ethics at the Centre for Health and Society, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Thermal Physiology, University of Wollongong
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Masters Student, Human Kinetics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Bond University
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PhD Student, School of Human Kinetics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
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Professor in Human Kinetics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Human and Applied Physiology, University of Portsmouth
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Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland