Episode 2 Space Medicine: Do Astronauts get Headaches? - BIIRS Season 1

Have you ever wondered what happens when an astronaut gets a headache? Do they take tylenol? Is there a first aid kit on spaceships? We weren't sure either, come find out with us! Music from https://filmmusic.io "Tyrant" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Sources: Blue, Rebecca S., et al. “Supplying a Pharmacy for NASA Exploration Spaceflight: Challenges and Current Understanding.” Npj Microgravity, vol. 5, no. 1, 2019, doi:10.1038/s41526-019-0075-2. Cole, Adam. “What Happens When You Get Your Period In Space?” NPR, NPR, 17 Sept. 2015, https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/09/17/441160250/what-happens-when-you-get-your-period-in-space. “Function of Bones and the Role of Osteoclasts and Osteoblasts (Cont'd) - LabCE.com, Laboratory Continuing Education.” LabCE, MediaLab, https://www.labce.com/spg1060364_function_of_bones_and_the_role_of_osteoclasts_and_.aspx. “Human Spaceflight, Microgravity and Exploration.” Human Spaceflight, Microgravity and Exploration, http://www.spaceflight.esa.int/. Jain, Varsha, and Virginia E Wotring. “Medically Induced Amenorrhea in Female Astronauts.” Npj Microgravity, vol. 2, no. 1, 2016, doi:10.1038/npjmgrav.2016.8.Kingscollegelon. “Menstruation in Spaceflight: Options for Astronauts.” EurekAlert!, 21 Apr. 2016, https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/kcl-mis041916.php. Luo, Xiaonan, and Huimin Luo. “A Computing Model of Pressure Distribution from Tight Underwear.” Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, vol. 195, no. 1-2, 2006, pp. 106–112., doi:10.1016/j.cam.2005.03.093. “Radiation Protection of Medical Staff in Interventional Fluoroscopy.” IAEA, IAEA, 27 July 2017, https://www.iaea.org/resources/rpop/health-professionals/interventional-procedures/radiation-protection-of-medical-staff-in-interventional-fluoroscopy. Twitter, Laurel Raymond. “Space: The Final Frontier Of Birth Control.” ThinkProgress, 23 Apr. 2016, https://thinkprogress.org/space-the-final-frontier-of-birth-control-c2f6603598e3/.

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