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HIGH ON HEALTH – NBAA Lauds House Passage of Important Pilot Mental Wellness Legislation

Posted on September 24, 2025 by mwflyer

Washington, DC – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed passage by the U.S. House of Representatives a bipartisan bill to improve pilot access to mental health care. The Mental…

HIGH ON HEALTH: Medical Matters in Aviation: FAA Guidance On GLP-1 Medications

Posted on August 27, 2025August 27, 2025 by Dr. Ashley Anderson, MD

Greetings, fellow aviators! It’s a pleasure to join the Midwest Flyer Magazine family as your new voice in aviation medicine. Dr. Bill Blank is a hard act to follow, but I will…

NBAA Commends FAA’s Withdrawal of Onerous Proposed Airman Medical Denial Policy

Posted on May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 by mwflyer

Washington, DC – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) announcement on April 25, 2025, that the agency will withdraw proposed changes to the airman…

High on Health: There’s still work to be done.

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Dr. Bill Blank, MD

I have been privileged to contribute articles for the “High On Health” column in Midwest Flyer Magazine for more than 10 years, assuming the reins left by Dr. John Beasley,…

Medical Certification Improvements?

Posted on February 2, 2025February 2, 2025 by Dr. Bill Blank, MD

As many of you already know, on December 4, 2024, the FAA announced two major changes to the medical certification process. Having attended many Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) conferences this…

AME Issuance After a DUI

Posted on January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 by Dr. Bill Blank, MD

Recently the FAA published a “Pilot Minute” YouTube video about AME’s ability to issue medical certificates after an applicant has had a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) violation. I thought…

Alcohol and Cancer

Posted on November 30, 2024December 8, 2024 by Dr. Bill Blank, MD

Recently, I became aware that some researchers felt there was a link between alcohol consumption and an increased risk of cancer. Over the years I had wondered about this. I…

The Flu Season Is Upon Us

Posted on September 29, 2024September 28, 2024 by mwflyer

by Dr. Bill Blank, MD Senior Aviation Medical Examiner We are at the beginning of the flu season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines the season as…

Color Vision How & Why It Can Affect Pilots

Posted on July 18, 2024July 20, 2024 by mwflyer

by Dr. Bill Blank, M.D. Senior Aviation Medical Examiner © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2024 Digital Issue Our eyes are one of our…

Ocular Certification Changes

Posted on May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 by mwflyer

by Dr. Bill Blank, MD Senior Aviation Medical Examiner © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue The FAA ocular certification procedures are…

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