Why your health should never stop you travelling – 10 Truly Inspirational Travel Health Stories

[su_heading size="23" margin="110"]10 hugely moving stories from truly inspirational people with serious health problems who won't let it stop them[/su_heading] Browsing on wordpress, I stumbled across a post which I won't forget in a hurry. Alexis wrote with such open honesty about her brave battle with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and…

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Sterilizing scalpels with a toothbrush & other crazy stories – my time volunteering in a hospital in Ghana

An opportunity to volunteer in a hospital abroad For most medical students, the highlight of med school is their medical elective. An opportunity to plan a project anywhere in the world doing anything they want to (so long as it benefits their medical training.) Struck by the travel bug aged 17…

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How to avoid altitude sickness – a doctors personal experience.

I thought I was prepared for altitude sickness, I’d read all the info, got the right medications, got fitter in the gym and planned my trip to allow some time for acclimatisation. After arriving in Quito at 2800m I felt fine. A couple I met over lunch told me I’d notice feeling short of breath soon but at that point I felt pretty smug that I so far was not affected! I hoped I was in the lucky few that barely noticed the altitude. A few hours later that all changed!

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