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Keeping humans healthy in orbit - Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast

Keeping humans healthy in orbit - Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast

Update: 2025-09-10
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With only a few walls between an astronaut and a rapid death, what do we know about the various dangers to the human body during space travel? Chris Smith spoke with Mark Shelhamer, a professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at John Hopkins Medical School - about which space hazards are deemed most pressing for our up-and-coming astronauts... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Keeping humans healthy in orbit - Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast

Keeping humans healthy in orbit - Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast