Category: Travel Medicine
We tested the wastewater from planes to detect COVID among travellers – here’s what we found
It’s important for all countries to monitor what potential new diseases, and new variants of established diseases, are entering their borders.
What happens to your body on a long-haul flight?
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!
Should I Quarantine Because of Coronavirus? It Depends on Whom You Ask.
People who have been exposed to the coronavirus are being given incomplete or misleading information about whether they should quarantine themselves.
Will travel insurance pay if you cancel a trip because of a health epidemic?
The short answer: Probably not.
Air travel restrictions won’t stop the coronavirus
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 and the Changing Situation – advice from Public Health – Seattle & King County
Expect more cases internationally and in the US, including possibly locally, before the outbreak ends.
Why do we get motion sickness and what’s the best way to treat it?
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.