IntroductionLarge language models (LLMs) hold immense potential to serve as clinical decision-support tools for Earth-independent medical operations. However, the generation of incorrect information may be misleading or even harmful when applied to c...
-The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) transition from operations in low-Earth orbit to long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars necessitates the development of progressively Earth-independent medical operations (EIMO) to s...
IntroductionAs humanity progresses further into space, astronauts must be increasingly independent from mission control, especially in high-consequence medical scenarios. The high-utility and low-mass nature of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) makes ...
Space medicine is a multidisciplinary field that requires the integration of medical imaging techniques and expertise in diagnosing and treating a wide range of acute and chronic conditions to maintain astronaut health. Medical imaging within this do...
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has a promising role in the future long-duration spaceflight missions. Traditional AI algorithms rely on training and testing data from the same domain. However, astronaut medical data is naturally limited t...
The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Nov 21, 2019
In March 2015, a co-pilot flying Germanwings Flight 9525 deliberately pointed his airplane into a descent, killing himself, five other crew members, and 144 passengers. Subsequent investigation and review teams examined the incident and considered po...
Aerospace medicine and human performance
Oct 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: Stroke in young patients is frequently associated with a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Controversy exists over whether the PFO is a cause, a risk factor, or an incidental finding. Estimating the individualized risk of stroke recurrence has ...
Aerospace medicine and human performance
Jan 1, 2024
Gravity-induced loss of consciousness (G-LOC) is a major threat to fighter pilots and may result in fatal accidents. The brain has a period of 5-6 s from the onset of high +G exposure, called the functional buffer period, during which transient isch...
Aerospace medicine and human performance
Aug 1, 2023
During future interplanetary space missions, a number of health conditions may arise, owing to the hostile environment of space and the myriad of stressors experienced by the crew. When managing these conditions, crews will be required to make accura...
INTRODUCTION: The U.S. Space Force was stood up on December 20, 2019 as an independent branch under the Air Force consisting of about 16,000 active duty and civilian personnel focused singularly on space. In addition to the Space Force, the plans by ...
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