Most cases of heat stroke occur on hot days, due to overexertion, researchers say. However, “sauna use is a rare but ...

In a rare medical case, a woman in her 70s was hospitalized with heat stroke after stretching in a sauna for 45 minutes.

"Sauna use is a rare but potentially important cause of classical heat stroke," the doctors of a new case report warn.

Discover the hidden risks of prolonged sauna use and the crucial importance of hydration to prevent heat stroke.

The warning comes after medical professionals treated a woman in her early 70s who required hospital admission following an ...

Sauna users have been urged to stay hydrated after a woman suffered severe heat stroke with multi-organ failure after basking ...

Basking too long in a sauna may put bathers at risk of heat stroke, particularly if they haven't drunk enough water ...

Heat stroke is defined as a sharp increase in core body temperature above 40C that is associated with acutely impaired brain ...

The unnamed woman spent 12 days in hospital after suffering a heart attack, seizures, liver injury and kidney injury. She ...