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
Friendly skies? Study charts COVID odds for plane flights
What are the chances you will contract COVID-19 on a plane flight? A study led by MIT scholars offers a calculation of that for the period from June 2020 through February 2021. While the conditions that applied at that stage ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Uber, Lyft join airlines in ending US mask mandate
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft removed mask requirements on riders and drivers on Tuesday following a federal ruling striking down the mandate.
Apr 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Low risk of COVID infection on planes if masks worn: US military
The risk of being infected with the coronavirus on an airliner is very low if passengers wear masks, according to a study carried out aboard Boeing long-haul jets by the US military and published Thursday.
Oct 16, 2020
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How the airline industry recovers from COVID-19 could determine who gets organ transplants
The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the airline industry. Passenger numbers are down more than two-thirds from last year, and airlines have been canceling flights and shutting down routes.
Sep 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fauci, CDC chief raise concerns about full airline flights
The government's top experts in infectious diseases on Tuesday criticized American Airlines' decision to pack flights full while the coronavirus outbreak continues to grow across much of the United States.
Jul 1, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China cuts international flights, bars foreign residents
China will drastically cut its international flight routes and bar entry to returning foreigners based in the country to stem the spread of the coronavirus, authorities said Thursday.
Mar 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Major US airlines add Hong Kong to China flight suspensions
United and American Airlines on Wednesday both announced plans to temporarily suspend flights to Hong Kong following the outbreak of a deadly new coronavirus.
Feb 5, 2020
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Health
British pilots score high on burnout scale—but still perform well
A study among British airline pilots shows that 20 percent of them have scores on a burnout scale that are comparable to those of people that are under burnout treatment. Surprisingly, the same study shows that only one of ...
Apr 19, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Airline stocks tumble on fresh Ebola fears
(AP)—News that a health worker diagnosed with Ebola flew on a commercial flight the night before showing symptoms raised fears on Wall Street that the scare over the virus could reduce air travel.
Oct 15, 2014
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