Medical care at Sea: The maritime industry already Knows the solutions
Medical care at sea remains dangerously outdated despite modern technology offering proven solutions. From delayed diagnosis to limited telemedicine infrastructure, seafarers still face unnecessary risks far from shore, highlighting the urgent need for reform across maritime healthcare systems. Medical care on merchant vessels has long been treated as a logistical inconvenience rather than a core […]
Lactose intolerance: the dietary blind spot shipping still ignores
The global shipping industry relies heavily on multinational crews, many of whom come from South and Southeast Asia. Yet one simple biological reality still receives surprisingly little attention in shipboard catering and health planning: a large proportion of these populations are lactose intolerant. This is not a marginal issue. Due to genetic factors, lactose intolerance […]
Crew wellbeing stalled by shipboard medical privacy failures
Seafarers are not hiding their health because they don’t care, but because the system gives them no privacy, argues Doctor Jens Tülsner, CEO of Marine Medical Solutions in this exclusive for Splash. There is a growing tendency in shipping to assume that younger seafarers are somehow more reluctant to speak up about health concerns, as […]
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Medical Handbook Sea
Finally we hold it in our hands: The newly published „Medizinisches Handbuch See“ (Medical Handbook Sea).
Study: Cruise medicine – What does the customer want?
With the continuous growth of the cruise industry, questions from the field of maritime medicine are becoming increasingly important…
Maritime Medical Handbook now available in English
It has taken roughly a year since the German Version has been published – the Maritime Medical Handbook by now is available in English!
How to handle pain therapy on board commercial ships
Pain therapy principles on commercial ships involve a combination of strategies aimed at managing and alleviating pain experienced by individuals while on board.