Matthew Perry.
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Perry was being legally prescribed infusions of ketamine.
Don’t Look Now opens with a shocking accident, after which the sense of dread never abates.
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A sinister and slow-building sense of dread ensures Nic Roeg’s supernatural horror lingers in the mind long after the credits have rolled.
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New research reveals drowning risk increases during Australian heatwaves, especially severe heatwaves. Here’s who is most at risk and what we can all do to stay safe.
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An estimated 40% of children leave primary school without being able to swim the length of an Olympic swimming pool.
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You can’t tape off an entire ocean. But ‘aquatic forensics’ is an emerging field, with techniques borrowed from archaeology, marine biology and more.
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Access to swimming in the UK has been hit by COVID and the cost of living crisis and that has consequences for children and young people.
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When a loved one is struggling in the water, you might want to rush in to save them. But make sure you stop and think or you could become the one in trouble.
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Last summer was the worst for drownings in a decade, with some groups tragically overrepresented. Community groups are urging a change of approach to water safety education.
Many beaches are short lifeguards this summer. Properly supervising children and weaker swimmers is key to making sure everyone has a safe trip to the pool or beach.
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Many beaches are short on lifeguards this summer. An expert explains how to keep your loved ones safe in the water.
People often underestimate the risks of swimming in the Great Lakes, and neglect rough surf and nearshore currents.
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Rough surf and nearshore currents lead to about 50 drowning fatalities annually in the Great Lakes.
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While it may be possible to teach young infants basic motor skills in water, infants cannot, and should not, be expected to know how to swim or to be able to react appropriately in emergencies.
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Non-swimming adults must first get familiar with the different sensations in and underwater.
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Australians are entering our most dangerous time of year for fatal drownings. So what can you do to keep yourself and loved ones safer this summer?
Winter drowning rates are highest in countries with strong ice-fishing cultures and temperatures that hover near freezing.
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Winter drownings become more common on warmer days or when rain has fallen on snow, leaving the ice thinner, weaker, and less stable.
A lifeguard keeps watch over a packed beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., on June 28, when the number of new cases of COVID-19 in the state have been climbing.
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After months of isolation, beaches could see a rising number of rescues and drownings.
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Swimming lessons can save lives. Here’s what your child should ideally be able to do in the water at different stages of their development.
South Africa’s deep structural poverty is part of the explanation for injuries to children.
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The causes of injuries to children are often linked to the circumstances in which people live.
New research shows people will be more likely to die from accidents and injuries as the climate gets warmer.
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A new US study has found warmer temperatures will lead to more deaths from injury, for example in transport accidents, drownings, assaults and suicides. But what does this mean for Australia?
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Cold water shock explained.