Health
US to strengthen protections for air travelers with wheelchairs
Air travel can be miserable for people with disabilities, particularly if an airline mishandles, damages or loses their wheelchair in transit.
Feb 29, 2024
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Health
Research suggests ways to reduce jet lag for long-haul flights
Research findings by the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Center and Australian airline Qantas show it is possible to reduce the impacts of jet lag by reshaping the inflight travel experience.
Jun 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
14 test positive among US plane evacuees from Japan virus ship
Fourteen people who had tested positive for the new coronavirus were among more than 300 US citizens and family members evacuated by plane from a quarantined ship in Japan, the US State Department said Monday.
Feb 17, 2020
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Medical economics
Use drones to deliver organs for transplant? Baltimore surgeon says it would save precious time, money
At a Southern Maryland airfield, Dr. Joseph Scalea watched a drone carrying a kidney in a cardboard cooler fly 3 miles.
Jan 11, 2019
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Medical research
Measuring skull pressure without the headache
Space research has developed a new way of measuring the pressure inside your skull using simple sound waves from headphones. The device is an effective early-warning system for patients recovering from head injury or brain ...
Dec 20, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study will provide information on how infectious diseases may be transmitted on aircraft
A new study is expected to provide the first detailed information on how infectious diseases may be transmitted aboard commercial airliners. Sponsored by aircraft manufacturer Boeing, the research will document patterns of ...
Jun 7, 2012
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