Tell Your Doctor Where You’ve Walked With Bare Feet Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from reader Daniel K., who built on last week’s tip about what… Johnny Jet , December 7, 2018
What to Tell Your Doctor If You Feel Sick After Traveling If you feel sick after traveling, especially to a foreign country, make sure to see a doctor as soon as you’re able. Just as importantly, you should tell your doctor… Johnny Jet , November 28, 2018
Don’t Take Sleeping Pills for the First Time on a Plane I’ve never taken a sleeping pill, and I don’t recommend doing so as I’m not a doctor. But if your doctor does prescribe you a sleeping pill—for a long flight,… Johnny Jet , November 8, 2018
Think Twice Before Getting a Fish Pedicure Years ago my wife and I decided to try a “fish pedicure” (a then-growing fad) in Greece. Natalie and I could barely feel the fish biting our skin, and after… Johnny Jet , September 24, 2018
Speak to a Medical Professional Before Taking Medication Today’s special Saturday tip is an important addendum to yesterday’s tip about stomach issues: As has been emphasized by a number of readers, cipro—as is the case with other antibiotics—should… Johnny Jet , August 11, 2018
More Stomach Help From Two Readers Each Friday, we feature a reader-submitted tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from two readers, both of whom chimed in to add to Wednesday’s… Johnny Jet , August 10, 2018
A Very Serious Reason to Never Eat Uncooked Chicken Today’s tip concerns a terrible and shocking story out of Greece. As reported by Newsweek, a 37-year-old mother (a healthy triathlete to boot) “died on vacation after she ate uncooked… Johnny Jet , August 8, 2018
Take Deep Vein Thrombosis Seriously When You Fly Most frequent travelers are aware of the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) that comes with long flights (even flights of just four hours or more). DVT, per the Mayo… Johnny Jet , July 16, 2018
Travel Book of the Week: “The Survival Doctor’s Complete Handbook” Reader’s Digest recently highlighted a story in their newsletter titled “20 Everyday Fixes to Survive Basically Anything.” Of course, I was compelled to click it, and I’m glad I did… Johnny Jet , July 9, 2018
How Close Is Too Close to a Sick Passenger on a Plane? If you’ve ever worried about getting sick on a plane, you’re not the only one. But how close do you need to be seated to a sick passenger to get… Johnny Jet , March 20, 2018
How to Track Illnesses and Health Risks via Real Doctor’s Reports It seems like everyone is paranoid about catching the flu right now, especially while traveling (I know I am). Well, Doctors Report Illness Tracker is a website (and mobile app)… Johnny Jet , February 13, 2018
This Map Shows Which States Have the Worst Flu Outbreaks Raise your hand if you’re paranoid about catching the flu. My hand is raised, but I’m more worried about my little man catching it than catching it myself. That’s why… Johnny Jet , February 6, 2018
Know the Signs of Hypothermia It was 3ºF in Toronto yesterday, and last night it went down to -8ºF. This morning, it was -1ºF. I know most of the Northeast and upper Midwest is cold,… Johnny Jet , December 28, 2017
5 Reasons to Stay at the Westin Chicago River North If you’re visiting Chicago, there are tons of hotels to choose from. In fact, according to a recent story in the Chicago Tribune, the Windy City is Home to about… Natalie DiScala , November 18, 2017
Tips to Keep Germs at Bay When You Travel Flu season is right around the corner. Not only that, but with the holidays approaching, who wants to miss the those fun, family gatherings by catching a cold? We consulted… Caitlin Martin Marker , November 15, 2017