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ACL injuries are the most serious kind of knee damage and they are more prevalent in female footballers.
Some Premier League players may only have mere days to recover from the World Cup before returning to regular season play.
From factors like the number of extra games to the time non-competing players go on break, having the World Cup in the middle of the domestic season could increase injuries.
Despite claims that lowering speed limits will harm the economy, evidence suggests journey times are hardly affected. And beyond reducing the road toll, there are health and climate benefits, too.
Inflammation is a complicated and important part of how the immune system responds to threats to the body. But when the inflammatory response goes awry, it can lead to serious problems.
Everyday bumps and scrapes are critical learning experiences for young children, and can influence how they interpret and respond to pain or injuries in the future.
A study of thousands of students hospitalised with an injury or illness confirms they are likely to fall behind their classmates. But good management and targeted help with learning cut the risk.
For many Australians, there is no clear distinction between the two labels: chronic conditions can result in disability and disability can increase vulnerability to a range of chronic conditions.
You wouldn’t run up and hug a stranger in the street – let’s not do it to dogs. Here’s how to keep kids safe and dogs happy during chance encounters.
The best exercises to do are the ones that motivate you to workout – not the ones you think you have to do.
We reviewed hundreds of documents and reports on workplace safety in Amazon warehouses.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews this week suffered a fracture to his T7 vertebra. Here’s what that means.
Healing is a complicated process. As people age, higher rates of disease and the fact that old cells lose the ability to divide slow this process down.
Keen to get back to the gym? Be careful. It’s easy to get injured if you’ve been inactive.
Whether it’s a pulled muscle, sore ankle, or shin splints, here’s the best way to get back on track.
Running, jumping, tackling, not to mention handling the ball, means Aussie Rules players risk injuries to their hands and wrists serious enough to send them to the emergency department.
The causes of injuries to children are often linked to the circumstances in which people live.
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?
Every expert we asked talked about the importance of letting children take risks and explore in nature. But they also advised parents to supervise and set limits.
Top contributors
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Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Monash University
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Deputy vice-chancellor (Research), Edith Cowan University
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Public health and injury epidemiologist | Expert Witness, University of Sydney
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Professor, School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University
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Professor of Risk Management and Injury Prevention, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, University of British Columbia
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PhD Candidate, Victoria University
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Professor, Chair of Population Oral Health + Head of School, Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Exercise and Sports Science, University of Newcastle
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Researcher, Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Exercise and Sport Physiology, Director of Research Operations at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer, Tourism, University of Technology Sydney
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Philosopher; Pharmacology research student, University of Sydney
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The University of Queensland
