Health
The dangers of heat-related illnesses
Prolonged exposure to both heat and humidity can lead to heat-related illnesses—from heat cramps to exhaustion to life-threatening heatstroke.
Jul 25, 2024
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Video: How extreme heat and humidity affect your health
Many parts of the U.S. continue to grapple with oppressive heat and humidity. This can prevent the body from cooling down, increasing the risk of heat cramps, exhaustion and heatstroke. Dr. Jesse Bracamonte, a Mayo Clinic ...
Jun 27, 2024
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Extreme heat can be dangerous for runners, cyclists and those spending time outdoors: Six tips for staying safe
When summer starts with a stifling heat wave, as many places are seeing in 2024, it can pose risks for just about anyone who spends time outside, whether they're runners, people who walk or cycle to work, outdoor workers ...
Jun 23, 2024
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Stay cool and safe: Tips as heat wave pummels US
A record-breaking heat wave is spreading across the United States, baking the Northeast and Midwest with high temperatures and sweltering humidity.
Jun 19, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rising number of Americans sent to ERs last year during heat waves
As climate change threatens another long hot summer for Americans, new data shows last summer's record-breaking temperatures sent a rising number of people to emergency departments. The findings are published in the journal ...
Apr 18, 2024
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It's extremely hot and I'm feeling weak and dizzy. Could I have heat stroke?
Australia is braced for a hot, dry summer. El Niño is back, and this year it will occur alongside an Indian Ocean dipole, a climate pattern which will further amplify this hot and dry effect.
Dec 6, 2023
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Extreme heat may hasten cognitive decline in vulnerable populations
July 2023 was the hottest month on record, with cities like Phoenix experiencing record-breaking heat waves for weeks on end. A new study finds that ongoing extreme heat can worsen cognitive decline among vulnerable groups—particularly ...
Aug 15, 2023
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In Phoenix heat, ice-filled body bags are a life-saving technology
As temperatures hit 119 degrees in Phoenix last week, doctors at Valleywise Health Medical Center saw a patient whose internal temperature was at least 110—the maximum registered by its thermometers.
Jul 27, 2023
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How to stay cool and safe during California's first heat wave of the summer
The next few days in Southern California will be very, very hot.
Jul 3, 2023
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Days of sweltering heat, power cuts in northern India overwhelm hospitals as death toll climbs
A scorching heat wave in two of India's most populous states has overwhelmed hospitals, filled a morgue to capacity and disrupted power, forcing staff to use books to cool patients, as officials investigate a death toll that ...
Jun 19, 2023
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