Health

Can You Fly After a Concussion?

By |2025-10-01T17:15:08+00:00August 29th, 2025|Categories: Ambulance Flight, Health|

Key Takeaways:  Flying after a concussion is possible, but consulting with a doctor to assess your symptoms and risk factors is crucial for your safety. Air travel can worsen concussion symptoms like headaches and dizziness, so taking precautions like staying hydrated and minimizing stimuli is essential. Consider a medical escort for support and monitoring during your flight to ensure a safe and comfortable journey after a concussion. Flying with a concussion may be possible, but it's wise to weigh the risks carefully. A pre-travel consultation with your doctor can determine [...]

Surgeries That May Impact Your Ability to Fly Commercially During Recovery

By |2025-10-01T17:50:56+00:00October 11th, 2024|Categories: Health, Medical Transportation|

Key Takeaways: Certain surgeries, such as eye, neuro, abdominal, thoracic, orthopedic, and ear procedures, may have absolute prohibitions or require extended waiting periods before commercial air travel is safe. Factors like the type of surgery, individual recovery, anesthesia effects, and the risk of blood clots significantly influence the ability to fly commercially after an operation. Consulting with your healthcare provider and following their recommendations regarding waiting periods and post-operative care is crucial for safe air travel after surgery. Recovering after surgery is a big adjustment, especially since some surgeries [...]

Top Cancer Care Hospitals in the U.S.

By |2024-12-17T19:07:40+00:00October 30th, 2023|Categories: Health|

Jump To: What Is Cancer Treatment Care | Considerations For Choosing A Facility | Top Facilities ||Contact Us Medical circumstances are hard for both family members and patients. Ensuring you and your loved one have the proper care is a top priority, especially in the face of a cancer diagnosis. Choosing the right cancer treatment hospital is vital. If you're seeking a cancer treatment facility for a loved one or yourself, we compiled this list of some of the best cancer centers in the United States. What Is Cancer [...]

Traveling With Heart Disease and Conditions

By |2024-12-17T19:08:12+00:00May 8th, 2023|Categories: Health, Travel|

Heart disease is a broad term that refers to multiple types of heart conditions, including: Coronary artery disease (CAD) Valve disease High blood pressure Congenital heart defects Arrhythmias Heart failure These conditions and many more affect the heart's ability to do its job efficiently. Heart disease and its associated conditions are the leading cause of death in the U.S. Many heart conditions are manageable, making it possible for you to travel. Generally, if your condition is stable, you can still fly safely. To help reduce your risk when flying, learn what [...]

The Future of Telemedicine in HealthCare

By |2023-06-28T15:43:42+00:00March 23rd, 2022|Categories: Health|

As we continue to move through a new year, and even a new era post-pandemic, we look to lists and projections about what the next season, year, or decade will look like. When we consider potential upcoming trends or potential new realities, we often look to the past to see which past predictions actually came to fruition. One of the past seemingly outlandish predictions concerning how we will live our lives in the future shocked us with how quickly it became a reality: telemedicine. Medical professionals have had access to [...]

5 Emerging Health Care Trends in 2022

By |2025-04-23T14:22:10+00:00January 31st, 2022|Categories: Health, Medical Equipment, Nursing, Preventative Care|

Jump To: Remote Healthcare | Genomics | Out Paitent Care | Technology | Extended Reality | Future Trends It's 2022, and the world of healthcare is a very different place than it was in 2017. You will find that many of the trends we are seeing today have been around for some time, but they are now becoming more mainstream as people become aware of them and start to implement them into their practices. Healthcare is a $3 trillion industry worldwide and growing at an average rate of 6% per [...]

20 Shocking Facts About Healthcare in the US [Infographic]

By |2023-06-28T15:37:24+00:00April 27th, 2020|Categories: Health, Health Insurance|

Curious to learn more about the state of healthcare in the United States? Being the wealthiest country in the world, one might expect the US to set the bar when it comes to healthcare. While healthcare in the US does have a multitude of positives in comparison to other developed countries, we’ll take a look here at 20 shocking facts about healthcare that may surprise you. Check out our infographic below to learn more about healthcare in the US.

Scottsdale, Arizona: Ranked One of 2018’s Healthiest Cities in the US

By |2023-06-28T15:35:39+00:00June 1st, 2018|Categories: Health, Travel|

Scottsdale, Arizona is situated within the amazing boundaries of the Sonoran Desert just 12 miles outside of downtown Phoenix. This oasis occupies 120,000 square miles surrounded by the McDowell Mountain Regional Park and the Camel Back Mountains. WalletHub conducts an annual survey of the top healthiest cities in America and Scottsdale was near the top. At number 7 out of more than 170 U.S. cities, the survey named the city of Scottsdale as one of the country’s healthiest locations for the seventh consecutive year in the category of fitness, food, [...]

Medical Preparation During a Natural Disaster

By |2023-06-28T15:41:25+00:00March 19th, 2018|Categories: Health|

Natural disasters can strike at any time and often without advanced warning. Between hurricanes, earthquakes, fires to name just a few, the world has experienced a large amount of natural disasters in recent months. While you may not get much warning in many instances of a natural disaster, it is important that individuals properly prepare themselves and their families to handle any medical related issues that often arise during these times of crisis. For other types of natural disasters, such as hurricanes, field experts are now better able to predict [...]

Biggest Health Risks in the United States

By |2023-06-28T15:45:42+00:00February 14th, 2018|Categories: Health|

Last Updated: 6/28/2019 Every year, a number of health concerns emerge in the United States that deserve special attention. The problems concern patients and physicians alike. By gaining information about the latest health concerns, families and individuals are more likely to protect themselves from the risks. Here we have put together the biggest health risks that you should be aware of: […]