Most aviators learn early in their career that flying with a simple upper respiratory infection or seasonal allergies can be painful. Gases in the sinuses and middle ear expand in accordance with Boyles Law as altitude increases and pressure decreases. [For a full discussion on the Gas Laws that apply […]
How many people have flown on a long commercial flight and landed at their destination only to find that a toiletry container had opened and spilled its contents all over their luggage? What causes this mysterious spilling of shampoos and lotions you may ask? And what does Dr Antonio Valsalva […]
Before English chemist, William Henry, took his own life in 1836, he discovered a simple physics law to explain how gas behaves in solution. This gas law, now appropriately known as Henry’s Law, together with Boyle’s Law, form the basis of the pathophysiology and treatment for Decompression Illness. Henry’s Law […]
What is a CACI Condition? Serving in Residency Building a USAF Flight Surgeon: A New Approach to Training 
During launch and atmospheric re-entry in suborbital space flights, astronauts are exposed to high G-acceleration. EIT might reveal how high gravitational forces affect the dynamic behavior of ventilation and impair gas exchange resulting in hypoxaemia.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34375953/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=None&utm_content=1LK5GZMdRGzKtiqxhH7qIk1aFCfTVUrpFNGF9JZQTAEW11k5Px&fc=None&ff=20210811023245&v=2.14.5
Long term symptoms following #covid19 have been observed across the spectrum of disease severity. This review examines the long term impact of symptoms reported following infection, current epidemiological understanding, risk factors, and treatment.
https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n1648
SpaceX completed a full rehearsal of launch day activities with the @Inspiration4x crew
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