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In-flight Medical events for U.S. Astronauts during the Space Shuttle Program (STS-1 through STS-89, April 1981 to January 1998) [2] Medical Event or System by ICD9* Category Number Percent of Total Space adaptation syndrome 788 42.2 Nervous system and sense organs 318 17.0 Digestive system 163 8.7 Skin and subcutaneous tissue 151 8.1
Hubertus Strughold (1898–1987), a former Nazi physician and physiologist, was brought to the United States after World War II as part of Operation Paperclip. [6] He first coined the term "space medicine" in 1948 and was the first and only Professor of Space Medicine at the School of Aviation Medicine (SAM) at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.
Illnesses and injuries during space missions are a range of medical conditions and injuries that may occur during space flights. Some of these medical conditions occur due to the changes withstood by the human body during space flight itself , while others are injuries that could have occurred on Earth's surface.
This is a list of countries ranked by the quality of healthcare, as published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (). [1] The ranking takes into account various health outcomes, including survival rates for seven types of cancer, as well as for strokes and heart attacks.
Pharmaceutical companies of Portugal (3 P) Pages in category "Medical and health organisations based in Portugal" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The Integrated System of Medical Emergency (SIEM) is the main emergency medical service of Portugal, managed by the National Medical Emergency Institute (INEM), an agency of the Ministry of Health. It is activated by the emergency number 1-1-2, under the coordination of four regional urgent patients guidance centers (CODU) and an additional ...
American astronaut Marsha Ivins demonstrates the effects of microgravity on her hair in space. The effects of spaceflight on the human body are complex and largely harmful over both short and long term. [1] Significant adverse effects of long-term weightlessness include muscle atrophy and deterioration of the skeleton (spaceflight osteopenia). [2]
Portugal Space (Portuguese: Agência Espacial Portuguesa) is the Portuguese space agency created by the Portuguese government in collaboration with the regional government of the Azores in 2019. [1] It is headquartered at Santa Maria Island, in the Azores, Portugal. [2] The agency succeeds the Space Office of the Foundation for Science and ...