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Wellness Wednesday: Risks Of Getting Infected On An Airplane

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Airlines around the world have canceled or reduced flights to China amid fears of the deadly new coronavirus.

Those fears can be amplified for air travelers: There’s nowhere to go when someone starts coughing or sneezing in the cramped, confined cabin of a passenger jet.

Today on Wellness Wednesday: the risk of infection on airplanes, talcum powder's link to cancer and nutrition advice.

Guests:

  • Katie M. O'Brien, Ph.D., epidemiologist, NIH,
  • Vicki Hertzberg, Ph.D., director,
  • Monica Reinagel, nutritionist, chef, creator of the

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