Psychology & Psychiatry
Piloting aviation mental healthcare
With more than 100,000 flights taking off per day, the safety of air travel is a far-reaching issue.
Oct 25, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Air travel responsible for spread of dengue through Asia
While the incidences of many other infectious diseases have declined over the past decade, the number of cases and outbreaks of dengue virus have continued to increase. The spread of dengue to new areas is likely due in large ...
Aug 3, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Brisbane Airport named Australia's first dementia-friendly airport at guide launch
Brisbane Airport was named Australia's first dementia-friendly airport by Alzheimer's Australia at the launch today in the International Terminal of a new guide to the airport for travellers with dementia.
Jun 22, 2017
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Health
Air travel exposes you to radiation – how much health risk comes with it?
This past April, business traveler Tom Stuker became the world's most frequent flyer, logging 18,000,000 miles of air travel on United Airlines over the last 14 years.
Jun 8, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Could the deadly mosquito-borne yellow fever virus cause a Zika-like epidemic in the Americas?
Yellow fever virus (YFV), a close relative of Zika virus and transmitted by the same type of mosquito, is the cause of an often-fatal viral hemorrhagic fever and could spread via air travel from endemic areas in Africa to ...
Jul 26, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Understanding the challenges of air travel and dementia
As the number of people with dementia grows it's increasingly critical to understand its impact and how to manage it in a range of circumstances including air travel where no guidelines currently exist for airlines or airports.
Jun 18, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO sets up Ebola task force with global airline and travel sector
The World Health Organization said Monday that it had set up a task force with the global airline and tourism industry in an effort to contain the spread of Ebola.
Aug 18, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patients with hypoventilation may need supplemental oxygen on-board flights
Severely overweight people who suffer from hypoventilation can have abnormally low levels of oxygen (hypoxaemia) in their blood during air travel as a result of reduced atmospheric pressure in the cabin of aircrafts.
Aug 4, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New analysis of 'swine flu' pandemic conflicts with accepted views on how diseases spread (w/ Video)
(Medical Xpress)—New analysis of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in the US shows that the pandemic wave was surprisingly slow, and that its spread was likely accelerated by school-age children
Jul 1, 2014
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Surgery
Air travel safe after chest surgery, surgeon says
(HealthDay)—If you're returning home after having chest surgery at an out-of-town hospital, flying is as safe as driving, an expert says.
May 23, 2014
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