Health
What happens to your body on a long-haul flight?
If crowded airports are a sign, Australians are keen to get back into the skies. And if you're flying long haul, in a few years you could have an even longer option.
Jan 5, 2023
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Surgery
Travel disruptions challenge global transplant deliveries
Over the past two months, as air travel ground to a halt, Mishel Zrian has crisscrossed the Atlantic and the United States dozens of times, sleeping in empty airports and unable to return home to see his family in Israel, ...
May 29, 2020
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Gastroenterology
Research team develops new way for beneficial microbes to survive extreme conditions and space exploration
A team of researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital have created formulations that allow microbial therapeutics, including those used to treat gastrointestinal diseases and improve crop production, to maintain their potency ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cholera scare on Algeria-France flight
A sick eight-year-old triggered a cholera scare onboard a flight from the Algerian city of Oran to Perpignan in southern France on Wednesday.
Sep 5, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hundreds of flights cancelled as Shanghai tackles virus outbreak
Hundreds of flights at one of China's busiest airports were cancelled Tuesday as Shanghai raced to bring a local coronavirus outbreak under control.
Nov 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Egypt to reopen tourist destinations less hard-hit by virus
Egypt will reopen select tourist destinations to international charter flights starting July 1, the Cabinet said Thursday, allowing travelers from around the world to return to parts of the country less hard-hit by the coronavirus.
Jun 12, 2020
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Pediatrics
Research tests speed of drones in responding to medical emergency scenarios
Could drones be used someday to deliver life-saving medications or interventions in the case of a child's emergency, a drug overdose or in response to a mass casualty scene? According to new research presented at the American ...
Oct 25, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Swedish health officials urge Iran air travel ban
Swedish health officials on Monday urged transport authorities to ban flights from Iran over coronavirus fears, saying Tehran was "not in control" of the outbreak on its soil.
Mar 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scores test positive for COVID-19 on India flight to Hong Kong
At least 53 passengers on a flight from New Delhi to Hong Kong have tested positive for coronavirus, authorities said Tuesday, as the Chinese financial hub introduced an emergency ban on arrivals from India over a new wave ...
Apr 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Swathe of Melbourne ordered into lockdown as virus spikes in Australia
Hundreds of thousands of people across Melbourne's north and west were ordered to stay at home Tuesday as Australia's second-biggest city struggled to contain a spike in coronavirus cases.
Jun 30, 2020
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