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Biden Administration Uses Wartime Powers to Help Restart IV Fluid Plant in North Carolina
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – Following hurricane damage that shuttered a North Carolina plant that makes 60% of the country's IV fluids, U.S. health officials have invoked the Defense Production Act...
Homeless Americans' Death Rate Rises on Hot Days
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2024 – As temperatures soar in some of America's hottest spots, death rates among local homeless people rise as well, new research shows. Data from 2015 through 2022 finds a big...
IV Fluid Plant in Florida Remains Functional After Milton
FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 – Facing a nationwide shortage of vital IV fluids after Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant, officials heaved a sigh of relief at the news that a...
U.S. Scrambles to Find Hospital IV Fluids After Helene Damages NC Plant
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – After Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant for a major supplier of IV fluids for U.S. hospitals, officials said the federal government is reaching...
Heat Stress in Pregnancy Might Affect a Babies' Development Later
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – Hot weather can be more than just uncomfortable and annoying: New research finds it can impact an infant’s development both before and after birth. Babies are more likely t...
AAP: Pediatric Heat-Related ED Visits Increased 170 Percent Over Last Decade
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 – Pediatric heat-related illness emergency department volume is associated with higher temperatures and is increasing over time, according to a study presented at the annual...
At Two Dallas Hospitals, Kids' ER Visits for Heat Illness Nearly Tripled Over Last Decade
FRIDAY, September 27, 2024 – In a sign that climate change may be fueling heat illnesses in kids, a new study reveals that such visits to two Texas children's emergency rooms spiked 170% between...
Extreme Temperature-Related Deaths Set to Increase by Mid-21st Century
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – Extreme temperature-related deaths are projected to increase considerably by the mid-21st century in the contiguous United States, according to a study published online...
Climate Change Could Triple U.S. Heat Deaths by Mid-Century
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – If global warming is left largely unchecked, the number of Americans who succumb to extreme heat will triple by mid-century, new projections estimate. These deaths could...
California's Drought Cycles Raise Threat of Dangerous Airborne Fungus
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 – Weather patterns in California that have been exacerbated by climate change could be fueling more cases of a dangerous fungal infection, scientists warn. The Coccidioides...
Heat-Related Deaths Keep Rising for Americans
MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 – Reversing a prior downward trend, searing summers have caused a sharp uptick in the numbers of Americans who die from heat-related causes, new data shows. A look at U.S....
1999 to 2023 Saw Increase in Heat-Related Mortality Rates
MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 – Heat-related mortality rates increased from 1999 to 2023 in the United States, according to a research letter published online Aug. 26 in the Journal of the American Medical...
Clinicians Are Interested in Climate Change Education
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14, 2024 – Most clinicians show positive attitudes toward education in climate change, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in JAMA Network Open. Wynne Armand, M.D., from the ...
As Heat Waves Hit U.S., Poll Finds Most Can't Locate Local Cooling Station
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 – It's been a sweltering summer for much of the United States, and a new poll finds many people can recognize the signs of heat sickness if it strikes them or someone else....
How Excessive Heat Can Affect Your Mental Health
SUNDAY, Aug. 11, 2024 – As Americans sweat through another scorching summer, one expert warns that while extreme heat can cause physical harm it can also wreak havoc with your mental health....