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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...

Rising Temperatures Increase Risk for Poor Maternal, Neonatal Outcomes

TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 – Escalating heat exposure poses a major threat to maternal and neonatal health, according to a review published online Nov. 5 in Nature Medicine. Darshnika P. Lakhoo, ...

Most of the World's Cities Lack Enough Trees to Cool, Calm Residents

TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 – As climate changes sends summer temperatures higher worldwide, new research finds most urban residents don't have a key source of cooling shade: trees. A study of eight...

Climate Change Is Pushing More People to Get X-rays, CT Scans

TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 – There's yet another downside to global warming: Higher health care expenditures for medical scans on hot days. So report Canadian researchers who discovered that periods of...

AHA: Rising Outdoor Temperatures Tied to Higher Risk for Atrial Fibrillation

MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 – There is a dose-response relationship between rising outdoor temperatures and increased atrial fibrillation (AF) events, according to a study presented at the American Heart...

Heat Waves Linked to Adverse Health Outcomes for Seniors

FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 – For dually eligible adults aged 65 years and older, heat waves are associated with increased adverse health events, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in JAMA Health...

More Than Half of Heat Deaths Can Be Blamed on Global Warming: Study

TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 – Researchers looking at the sweltering European summer of 2022 estimated that more than half of the heat-linked deaths occurring on the continent would not have happened if...

Most Young Americans Worry About Climate Change, Survey Finds

MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 – An overwhelming majority of teens and young adults are worried about how climate change will affect their future, a new survey has found. About 85% of 16- to 25-year-olds are...

Geographic Position Influences Climate Change Risk Perception of Emergency Medical Services

MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 – The perception of risk related to climate change among emergency medical societies differs according to geographical position, and few have implemented assessment and...

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