Air pollution is a major environmental problem that has a significant impact on human health. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that outdoor air pollution contributes to approximately 4.2 million premature deaths each year. Air pollution affects the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, as well as other organs and bodily functions. In this article, we will …
Waiting at the doctor’s office can be anxiety inducing and stressful. At Voyage Medical we strive to implement patient centric care; by starting from the patient and working outwards, we put our patients at the center of our decisions. We gather our personal experiences as healthcare professionals and patients to determine as a team what …
Has there been at least one instance where you were misunderstood or you mistook what someone said the wrong way? Communication gets your point across to another individual and hopefully it is perceived how you intended it. In the medical field, communication is immensely important. Miscommunications can cause unsafe practices and errors that result in …
Need to get vaccinated, looking to get STD screening, or traveling out of the country? At Voyage Medical, we offer various medical services. As a primary care office and travel consultation and research clinic, we provide malaria prescriptions, UTI testing and treatment, ear wax cleaning, women’s health, physical examinations, titers, STD screenings, vaccinations, and conduct …
Safety is imperative when conducting clinical research. In order to ensure the safety of everyone, clinical trials undergo a thorough and strict review process. Authorities develop a set of rules and enforce them to make sure the study is executed safely and legitimately. The staff and doctors part of the study must abide by the …
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Clinical research enhances medical knowledge and patient experience; the information from the study promotes new treatments for diseases and discovers methods to identify, diagnose, as well as decrease the chances of developing the disease. There can only be so many experiments that can be conducted in a laboratory or on animals, therefore, clinical trials reveal …
Just like how we are told to wear seatbelts while driving to keep us safe if an accident were to occur, vaccines provide lifelong immunity, protection to vulnerable people of our community, and reduce risk of catching a disease. Millions of individuals are vaccinated every year without any side effects. Vaccines save countless numbers of …
Would you do something if you knew you could prevent it? Health consciousness and being proactive about your health is beneficial to not only your physical health, but mental health as well. According to the World Health Organization, “health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.” …
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