Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ask the Pediatrician: Should children still wear face masks on planes and trains?
Q: Now that airlines have dropped mask mandates, is it OK to let my kids travel without masks?
May 2, 2022
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News tagged with flight attendant
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Want to cut your chance of catching COVID on a plane? Wear a mask and avoid business class
A Florida court recently overturned mask mandates on planes in the United States, saying the directive was unlawful. That decision is now under appeal.
Apr 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Angry and abused, health care workers still overwhelmingly love careers, poll shows
Heading into the third year of a wearying pandemic, America's health care workers report significant levels of burnout and even anger about the complications of politics and rising incidents of abuse from patients and their ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Medical research
How does the location of a hospital room affect quality of care?
Years ago, Lesley Meng, now an assistant professor of operations at Yale SOM, was talking to the medical staff of an emergency department at a large hospital. Among other things, the conversation revealed that every nurse's ...
Jun 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus: Staying safe on trains, planes and automobiles
Many of us rely on public transport to get to work, school, and to meet friends and family. But in the time of COVID-19 is it safe to use these vehicles and is there a difference between them?
Nov 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fiji city sealed off as first virus case confirmed
Fiji confirmed its first coronavirus case Thursday and immediately moved to seal off the city where the patient—a flight attendant—was based, as panic buying gripped the Pacific island nation.
Mar 19, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Strokes on a plane? On-board facial paralysis wasn't what it seemed
Alan J. Hunter from Oregon Health & Science University was a passenger on a recent airline flight when he responded to a flight attendant's request for a "doctor on board." The flight attendant suspected that a young male ...
Jan 28, 2020
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S. Korea confirms first case of SARS-like virus from China
South Korea on Monday confirmed its first case of the SARS-like virus that is spreading in China, as concerns mount about a wider outbreak.
Jan 20, 2020
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Health
American Airlines passengers may have been exposed to hepatitis A
(HealthDay)—Passengers on several American Airline flights in the United States may have been exposed to hepatitis A by a flight attendant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Oct 9, 2019
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Dutch airline KLM under fire for breastfeeding cover-up rule
Dutch airline KLM faced criticism Wednesday for policies that "shame women's bodies" after a breastfeeding mother said she was told to cover up in case other passengers were offended.
Jul 17, 2019
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