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Smart Shirt Might Predict Heart Problems
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 – A “smart shirt” equipped with an electrocardiogram (ECG) can help identify folks who are at higher risk of heart disease, a new study says. The shirt monitors people’s heart...
Heart Disease Mortality Increases With Combined Day-Night Heatwaves
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 – Exposure-response curves reveal the impacts of daytime-only, nighttime-only, and compound heatwaves on cause-specific heart disease mortality, according to study published...
Heart-Related Deaths More Likely During Day/Night Heatwaves
MONDAY, April 7, 2025 – More people die from heart problems during heatwaves where high temperatures stretch through both the day and night, a new study says. Heatwaves that offer no relief at night...
Unnecessary Imaging Scans Contributing To Climate Change
THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 – Thinking of splurging on a whole-body MRI or CT scan, based on the latest health fad? Just keep in mind that you’ll be contributing to climate change, a new study says. U...
NIH Ends Funding for the Effects of Climate Change on Health
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will no longer fund new research on how climate change affects people’s health, according to records reviewed by ProPublica. The n...
Extreme Heat Might Accelerate Aging Among Seniors
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 – Exposure to extreme heat might accelerate aging in older adults, with sizzling weather causing them to fade faster, a new study suggests. People living in neighborhoods...
Scientists Have New Theory About Record Heat
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 — You aren't imagining it: The cloud cover isn't what it used to be, and scientists say it is helping fuel Earth's hottest temperatures on record. Global temperatures clocked ...
Proportion of Pediatric Fatalities From Weather Events Increasing
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 – The proportion of pediatric fatalities from weather events is increasing, according to a study published online Feb. 11 in Pediatrics. Caroline Q. Stephens, M.D., M.P.H.,...
Temperature Exposure Linked to Adolescent Psychiatric Symptoms
FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 – Exposure to cold in the Netherlands and to heat in Spain appears to be associated with more psychiatric symptoms among adolescents, according to a study published online Jan....
Climate Change Expected to Increase Heat-Related Deaths in Europe
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 – Heat-related deaths are expected to climb throughout Europe this century due to climate change, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in Nature Medicine. Pierre ...
Sauna Misuse May Lead to Heat Stroke, Data Suggests
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – Basking in a sauna can be a nice way to relieve stress or relax muscles following a workout. But soaking too long can increase a person’s risk of heat stroke, particularly i...
Exposure to Extreme Heat Stress Linked to ED Visits in Children
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – Exposure to extreme heat stress is associated with increased risks for emergency department visits and unplanned hospital admissions among children and adolescents, according...
Heat Waves Threaten Brain Health, Study Suggests
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – Global warming will increasingly have dire consequences for people with degenerative brain disorders like dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Heat waves cau...
Higher Temperatures Increase Risk for Postpartum Depression
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 -- Maternal exposure to higher temperatures during the postpartum period is associated with an increased risk for postpartum depression (PPD), according to a study published ...
Global Warming's Heat Is Killing the World's Young
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 – Heat waves caused by climate change have been thought to pose the greatest risk to the world’s elderly, but a new study from Mexico suggests that’s not the case at all. Ins...