Efforts to support older people during extreme heat should focus on those who lack independence or have pre-existing health issues, according to an expert from the University of Warwick.
Jun 26, 2019
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The 2017 Atlantic storm season provides important lessons on the need to anticipate and prepare for the mental health impacts of increasingly severe weather events, according to new research presented here at the American ...
May 20, 2019
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(HealthDay)—The United States' ability to deal with major health emergencies quickly has improved significantly in recent years, researchers say.
May 8, 2019
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Heart attack, or myocardial infarction, is the number one cause of death worldwide. A study published in the European Heart Journal by scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München and colleagues from a range of other Bavarian ...
Mar 13, 2019
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The cost of heating and cooling the home, and increasing social isolation are significant factors in health risk of older adults during extreme weather, according to a new study by the University of Warwick.
Dec 18, 2018
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Food systems face growing threats as extreme weather events become more common and more extreme due to climate change. Events such as Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017 have drawn attention ...
Dec 6, 2018
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A new report in the Medical Journal of Australia on the country's climate change mitigation and adaptation activities is out today.
Nov 29, 2018
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(HealthDay)—The United States is more ready for health disasters than it was five years ago, but certain regions still lag behind, a new report shows.
Apr 20, 2018
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Around the world, the health care debate often revolves around access.
Jan 25, 2018
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The overprescribing of opioid-based painkillers may be the main driver of the increased abuse of opioids in rural America, but economists say that other factors, including declining farm income, extreme weather and other ...
Jan 24, 2018
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