Health
More cities address 'shade deserts' as extreme heat triggers health issues
If it weren't for the traffic along South MacDill Avenue, Javonne Mansfield swears you could hear the sizzle of a frying pan.
Aug 31, 2023
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Medical economics
High heat can serve up food insecurity within days
Amid record-high temperatures globally, a study Monday reveals that a few days of searing heat can be enough to prevent billions of people already living hand-to-mouth on daily wages from putting food on the table.
Aug 21, 2023
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Medications
Some chronic disease medications found to impair the body's cooling ability
Medications to treat various chronic diseases may hinder the body's ability to lose heat and regulate its core temperature to optimal levels. The loss of effective thermoregulation has implications for elderly people receiving ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Health
Experts discuss how heat affects the most vulnerable
Extreme heat threatens the health of vulnerable populations such as children, laborers, and the elderly. A Stanford pediatrician, emergency medicine doctor, and professor of Earth system science discuss how we can best adapt ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Health experts urge clinicians to 'remain vigilant' about malaria cases in new commentary
Following the identification of the first locally acquired malaria cases in the US in 20 years, experts warn in an Annals of Internal Medicine commentary that nations could see worrisome resurgences of the disease without ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Health
Could an afternoon nap help us cope with hotter temperatures? It's worked for our First Nations people
When it's hot outside, it's safer to head for air-conditioned shelter—right?
Aug 8, 2023
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Health
Ask the Pediatrician: How to choose an insect repellent for your child
Warmer weather means more chances for kids to go outside to play, hike and enjoy the fresh air with family and friends. Warmer weather also means preventing insect bites.
Aug 7, 2023
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Health
As the climate changes, how doctors treat patients, and medical program curricula, are evolving
In the 1990s, two hurricanes devastated Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean, wiping entire communities off the map and killing dozens of people. "Everything was just decimated," Malama Tafuna'i, a primary care physician in Apia, ...
Aug 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: How to tell if symptoms are due to allergies, the common cold, the flu, or COVID-19
Spring and summer have a lot to offer—warmer weather, pretty flowers, and relaxing vacations. For some people, however, they also bring on the dreaded seasonal allergies and the sneezing and sniffling that go with them.
Aug 2, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How we can better manage mental health impacts of bushfires
With an El Niño summer promising hotter and drier conditions for much of Australia, we must rethink how we measure the impact bushfires and other extreme weather events have on our mental health and well-being, according ...
Jul 28, 2023
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