Chest pains and heart attacks
Maybe one of the most frightening things that can happen on your boat is for someone to develop chest pains. If this happens, do you …
Maybe one of the most frightening things that can happen on your boat is for someone to develop chest pains. If this happens, do you …
What will happen this fall? People love to predict what will happen, and the media loves to find experts to predict the future. I’ll tell …
In the Summer 2019 issue, I discussed creating a first-aid day kit. When considering what to include in a medical kit, the most important consideration …
As I write this, the Northeast is having the first nice spring day of the year—sunny and relatively warm, a harbinger of the sunny days …
Learn tips for safely boating in winter. You should plan and be prepared to fend for yourself in an emergency.
With the rise of the Delta variant in the US, here’s what you need to know about the dangers of other COVID-19 variants.
As of January 2021, 69 COVID-19 vaccine candidates were in clinical research using multiple technologies. Several COVID-19 vaccines demonstrated efficacy as high as 95% in …
Even with COVID-19 soaring, we need to remember that winter is also cold and flu season. In the United States, more days of work (and …
With the average age of Americans advancing and the cost of boats increasing, most new engine-powered boats are bought by older boaters. Regardless of age, …
As a member of the US Sailing Sports Medical committee, I have been working on plans to reopen sailing centers for sail training and Olympic …
By Shelli Swaim My husband, Jeff, drove to Las Vegas on March 15 to attend a three-day golf tournament put on by a group of …
Unique among arachnids, ticks suck blood to survive. Some are as small as a sesame seed. Like tiny vampires, they latch onto mammals, birds, reptiles, …