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CDC Launches Online Tool to Help Americans Manage Extreme Heat
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new online heat forecaster to help communities better prepare for summer's scorching temperatures. The...
CDC Launches Online 'Heat Forecaster' Tool as Another Summer Looms
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 – Last summer was a record-breaker for heat emergencies, so the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday launched a new online heat forecaster to help folks...
Parents, Coaches: Help Young Athletes Avoid Summer Heat Hazards
SATURDAY, April 20, 2024 – Another broiling summer looms, along with another season of kids' summer sports. It's a potentially harmful, even lethal combination. But experts at Nationwide Children's...
Daily Heat-Related Illness ED Visit Rates Peaked in 2023 Warm Season
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 – Daily heat-related illness (HRI) emergency department visit rates peaked in the 2023 warm season months, according to research published in the April 18 issue of the U.S....
Rising Number of Americans Sent to ERs Last Year During Heat Waves
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 – 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...
Climate Change Will Negatively Impact Children's Health
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – Children will have increased prevalence of disease due to anthropogenic climate change, according to a review published online Feb. 21 in Science of the Total Environment. ...
Dangerously Hot, Humid Conditions Common in U.S. Prisons
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – Almost 2 million Americans incarcerated in the nation's jails and prisons suffer through an average 100 days per year of dangerous heat and humidity, a new report finds. A...
Hourly Heat Exposure Linked to Increased Risk for Acute Ischemic Stroke
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – Hourly heat exposure is associated with an increased risk for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) onset, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in JAMA Network Open. Xinlei...
Firsthand Experience of Climate Change Disasters Is Stressing Teens
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Weather disasters driven by climate change are stressing out U.S. teenagers, a new study warns. Teens with the most firsthand experience of events like hurricanes, floods,...
Recommendations Address Impact of Climate Change on Child Health
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – In a policy statement and accompanying technical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Feb. 20 in Pediatrics, recommendations are ...
Climate Change Could Cut Global Life Spans by Half a Year
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – The effects of climate change could be shaving half a year off your life, a new study warns. Increases in temperature and rainfall – and the public health problems that come...
Hot, Humid Days During Pregnancy Might Affect a Child's Health
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Hot or humid days during pregnancy could influence the future heart health of your unborn child, a new study finds. The children of expecting moms exposed to high humidity...
U.S. Heat-Related Heart Deaths Will Multiply With Warming Temperatures
MONDAY, Oct. 30, 2023 – As sweltering summer days become more common, the number of Americans who die of heat-related heart problems or strokes could soar over the next few decades, a new study...
How to Work in Extreme Heat: Safety Precautions to Take
Many jobs throughout the country require working in extreme heat, and higher temperatures can negatively impact your health and cause conditions like heat exhaustion, cramps, fainting and heatstroke....
Climate Change Will Harm Children's Mental Health: Report
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 – Raging wildfires, droughts, floods and record-breaking heat brought on by climate change are taking a toll on kids’ already fragile mental health. This is the main message ...
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