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If a three-year NASA mission to Mars were to take place, they would need to rethink supply logistics for medications and food, said Dr. Virginia Wotring, assistant professor for the Center for Space...
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Taking care of your health is a priority and nobody knows that more than physicians and healthcare providers. It can sometimes be difficult to find ways to stay healthy, so we’ve asked members of our...
View ArticleHow to build an astronaut’s first aid kit
Have you ever wondered how astronauts take care of their health in space? Dr. Virginia Wotring, deputy director of the Translational Research Institute for Space Health and associate professor in the...
View ArticleGender, health, and space exploration: A leap for womankind?
In 1983, Sally K. Ride became the first American woman to travel to space with the launch of NASA’s seventh space shuttle mission. Since then, dozens of women have followed in Ride’s footsteps. While...
View Article‘Tissue chips’ could reveal health risks of deep-space travel
Fifty years ago, NASA launched the Apollo program, which landed a dozen Americans on the moon. Nowadays, NASA is not only eying another moon landing, but scientists are exploring the possibility of...
View ArticleSpace health to be explored during all-civilian Inspiration4 spaceflight
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health will perform health research on Inspiration4, the first all-civilian spaceflight. The post Space health to be explored during all-civilian...
View ArticleResonance podcast: What are the health hazards of space travel?
Dr. Kris R. Lehnhardt discusses his journey as an emergency medicine physician and the health effects of space travel on the Resonance podcast. The post Resonance podcast: What are the health hazards...
View ArticleGood Ethics to Good Science in Commercial Spaceflight Human Research
The world is watching as the commercial spaceflight industry takes shape. More than ever, Spaceflight Participants – the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) approved term for The post Good Ethics to...
View ArticleCenter for Space Medicine, TRISH use spaceflight to advance healthcare on Earth
When you go to space, almost every system in the body is impacted in some way. Lack of gravity with no intervention leads to bone The post Center for Space Medicine, TRISH use spaceflight to advance...
View ArticleAstro Ethics: Grand Ethical Challenges for Safeguarding Human Health in Outer...
There is a well-established ethical and regulatory infrastructure that governs human research on Earth, but what happens when health research extends beyond Earth? Astronauts and The post Astro Ethics:...
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