What the research actually measured about the risks people face, and where the usual advice gets it wrong.
File photo: a school building. Photo: Johny Rebel, the Explorer Panda, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. In the news · October 2026 A report card from the advocacy group End Gun Violence Michigan gave more than 58% of the state’s 593 public school districts an F for telling parents about safe firearm storage. Since 2025, Michigan…
File photo: a badminton player on an indoor court, September 2012. Photo: Sabit Tisekar, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. In the news · August 2026 Before the World Championships in India, India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy called his shoulder problem “on and off all the time” and frustrating after mid-match retirements and withdrawals at the Indonesia…
File photo: a public-access defibrillator on a street wall in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, October 2025. Photo: Jxpsert, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. In the news · October 2026 A 75-year-old man who went into cardiac arrest just after finishing a game of badminton at a leisure centre in Livingston, Scotland, in May 2026 survived after the…
File photo: Gávea Golf and Country Club, Rio de Janeiro, with apartment blocks beside the course, July 2013. Photo: Leonardo Shinagawa, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. In the news · January 2026 An InvestigateTV report from Marietta, Georgia, followed neighbours living across from a country club hole who say errant balls have broken windows,…
File photo: a golfer driving off the tee, December 2015. Photo: Pexels, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. In the news · March 2025 Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix announced a spine biomechanics lab to study whether the modern golf swing contributes to back pain, and when injured golfers can safely return. The $1 million to set…
File photo: public pickleball courts in La Crosse, Wisconsin, October 2023. Photo: Wikideas1, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. In the news · March 2026 The city council in Martinez, California, voted to permanently close eight pickleball courts at the Hidden Valley sports courts, only a year after they opened, following neighbours’ complaints about noise, trash and…
File photo: pickleball doubles on the sports court of a cruise ship, March 2025. Photo: Larry D. Moore, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. In the news · September 2026 An Australian report on the pickleball boom quoted a Wollongong foot and ankle surgeon, Meghan Dares, warning that people underestimate the load a small court…
File photo: a player prepares to serve on a grass court, June 2011. Photo: Daniel from Galashiels, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. In the news · February 2026 The ATP reported that Arthur Fils, sidelined for about eight months by a stress fracture in his lower back that forced him out of Roland Garros…
File photo: a men’s singles match on Centre Court, Wimbledon, June 2005. Photo: Spiralz, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. In the news · October 2025 After a run of injuries on the Asian hard-court swing, AFP reported that the world number one, Carlos Alcaraz, had pulled out of the Shanghai Masters citing physical issues…
File photo: an umpire signals a wide in junior cricket, June 2008. Photo: Dion Gillard, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. In the news · August 2026 During a Delhi Premier League match, umpire Dharmesh Bhardwaj was struck on the right side of the face by a straight drive and, according to reports, admitted to…
