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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Florida county reports its 7th case of locally contracted malaria
A southwest Florida county has document a seventh case of malaria, state authorities said.
Jul 19, 2023
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Health
Airplane noise linked to next day heart health hospitalizations
The sound of airplanes flying overhead late at night is linked to a slight increase in hospital admissions for heart-related problems the following day, a study from Imperial College London suggests.
Jul 13, 2023
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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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Sleep disorders
Exposure to airplane noise may increase risk of sleeping fewer than 7 hours per night
A new study has found that people who were exposed to even moderate levels of aircraft noise were less likely to receive the minimum recommended amount of sleep each night, and this risk increased among people living in the ...
May 1, 2023
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Other
European hospitals test drones to speed delivery of human tissue
Belgian hospitals have begun testing a drone to save time delivering human tissue samples across city centres, between patients on the operating table and medical labs, a first in Europe.
Aug 24, 2022
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Pediatrics
Emergency shipment of baby formula arrives from Europe
A 35-ton shipment of hypoallergenic baby formula from Switzerland arrived in the United States on Sunday, the first delivery in what the Biden administration is calling "Operation Fly Formula" to deal with a nationwide shortage.
May 23, 2022
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Surgery
Industrial repair 'snake' robot now being tested for cancer surgery
A repair robot that takes inspiration from the bendiness and sensing ability of snakes to access hard-to-reach places in harsh, industrial environments is now being exploited for use in human surgery.
Apr 26, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Defibrillator drone helps save Swedish heart attack patient
An autonomous drone carrying a defibrillator helped save the life of a 71-year-old man who suffered a cardiac arrest in Sweden, the man and the drone operator said Friday.
Jan 7, 2022
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Decreasing sleep-disrupting noise
Sleeping safe and sound is one of human's most fundamental needs to stay reenergized and maintain our bodily functions. How does hearing environmental sounds influence our sleeping quality? Assistant Professor Junta Tagusari ...
Aug 4, 2021
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Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to fly by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift (as with balloons, blimps and dirigibles) or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil (as with vehicles that plane the air with wings in a straight manner, such as airplanes and gliders, or vehicles that generate lift with wings in a rotary manner, such as helicopters or gyrocopters).
Although rockets and missiles also travel through the atmosphere, they are not considered aircraft because they use rocket thrust instead of aerodynamic loading as the primary means of lift. A cruise missile relies on a lifting wing throughout the majority of its flight regime.
The human activity which surrounds aircraft is called aviation. Manned aircraft are flown by an onboard pilot. Unmanned aerial vehicles may be [[remotely controlled or self-controlled by onboard computers. Target drones are an example of UAVs.
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