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Category: Travel Medicine

Coronavirus, Laboratory Medicine, Travel Medicine

We tested the wastewater from planes to detect COVID among travellers – here’s what we found

January 24, 2023

It’s important for all countries to monitor what potential new diseases, and new variants of established diseases, are entering their borders.

Travel Medicine

What happens to your body on a long-haul flight?

January 5, 2023

You can become dehydrated. It can can play havoc with your ears, sinuses, gut and sleep. You could develop blood clots. Then there’s jet lag, radiation, COVID. Have a nice flight!

"Yellow Jack" which when flown in harbor means the ship is under quarantine.
Coronavirus, Public Health, Travel Medicine

Should I Quarantine Because of Coronavirus? It Depends on Whom You Ask.

March 12, 2020

People who have been exposed to the coronavirus are being given incomplete or misleading information about whether they should quarantine themselves.

Coronavirus, Travel Medicine

Will travel insurance pay if you cancel a trip because of a health epidemic?

February 21, 2020

The short answer: Probably not.

Coronavirus, Travel Medicine

Air travel restrictions won’t stop the coronavirus

February 9, 2020

Whatever airlines do, viruses will always catch a lift on aircraft. This doesn’t mean these interventions have no benefit, but it is likely to be modest.

Coronavirus, Travel Medicine

Coronavirus, Travel and the Changing Situation – advice from Public Health – Seattle & King County

January 26, 2020

Expect more cases internationally and in the US, including possibly locally, before the outbreak ends.

Travel Medicine

Why do we get motion sickness and what’s the best way to treat it?

May 9, 2019

Motion sickness can be mild, but in some people it’s debilitating, The good news is, there are strategies and medicines you can use to help you ride it out.

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