No pilot looks forward to their medical certificate application with an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME). Flight physicals are inherently stressful, but after you have completed your…
Renal cancer describes a rather broad range of more specific diagnoses that give rise to tumor growth in the kidney. Within that range, renal cell carcinoma…
Many people – pilots included – will struggle with depression at some point in their lives. About 8.4% of people will receive a related diagnosis in…
With some very rare exceptions, the FAA should NEVER take more than six months to a year to review your medical certificate application. That might seem…
Colitis is a broad, non-specific term that refers generally to any condition that causes inflammation of the large intestine, or colon. Quite literally, the word itself…
Colon cancer ranks as one of the most common malignant conditions worldwide. It is the fourth most common overall and its gender specific rating is number…
Let me start with a word of advice: DON’T DO IT. I will follow that up with a word of warning. You can be fined up…
With 290,560 new cases projected through the end of 2022, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States [1]. The same…
I will always remember the first time I was confronted by the specter of cancer and the notion that my health, and that of my closest…
Over the next several months, we will be writing about some common cancer diagnoses and the requirements for obtaining an FAA medical certificate after being treated…
Choosing the right Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) can be a difficult task. It is no wonder that one of the most common medical questions posed in…
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