Author Archives: Health

Research Explains Pertussis Resurgence

A group of researchers, with scientists from the University of Georgia, has established that the return of pertussis – commonly known as whooping cough in America – is a predictable outcome of incomplete treatment with an effective vaccine. This conclusion goes against existing theories as to why we have seen a resurgence in the disease… Read More »

Travel Medical: Where *not* to land

We’ve written before about both Travel Medical plans (not to be confused with medical tourism), and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). But we’ve never put them together like the folks at GetGoing, who’ve come up with an impressive list of where not to get sick or injured (if at all possible). For… Read More »