TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following the historic destruction of Hurricane Helene, many Americans must now return to their mangled homes and begin the heartbreaking task of clean-up. After making landfall in Florida near Tallahassee as a ferocious Cat 4 storm on Thursday, Helene caused record-breaking storm surgesContinue Reading
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MONDAY, Sept. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hospitals see more admissions for heart attacks in the days after cold weather sets in, new research shows. “Individuals may be particularly vulnerable to acute cardiac events during periods of cold stress,” said study lead author Wenli Ni, a postdoctoral research fellow atContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — 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 better prepare as summer nears. The HeatRisk Forecast Tool is a joint effort between theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — 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, tornadoes, droughts and wildfires were more likely to show signs of mental distress than peers who hadn’tContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A white winter landscape might look magical, but the cold and snow and ice can make even the simplest of tasks potentially dangerous. “It’s slip and fall season,” said Dr. Letitia Bradford, an orthopedic surgeon who practices in rural communities in New MexicoContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Controlled forest burns can prevent the sort of high-intensity wildfires that have plagued the Western U.S. and Canada as a result of climate change, a new study argues. A low-intensity fire in the mixed conifer forests of California provides an estimated 60% reductionContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — 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 projects. The study — published Oct. 30 in the journal Circulation — estimates thatContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Climate change is bringing diseases once considered tropical afflictions to the United States, and new research warns that a parasite spread by sand flies may be the latest to join this growing list. The Leishmania parasite causes several forms of the disease leishmaniasis,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Yellow fever may be resurfacing in the United States, thanks to climate change. The mosquito-borne viral illness decimated southern U.S. cities from 1820 to 1905, and now a new report says it could return to those areas. One of the potential reasons forContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Oct. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While the hot, dry summer may have offered a break to people with some environmental allergies, that reprieve could be over. Ragweed and mold are in the air this fall. “This summer was good news for people who are sensitive to mold andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The signs of climate change are everywhere, from raging wildfires to flash flooding to soaring temperatures. Now, a new study warns that things could get worse, with scientists reporting that even small increases in global temperatures will make some parts of the EarthContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – People who experience flooding aren’t just at risk during these severe weather events — they also have a significantly higher risk of dying in the weeks that follow. A new study by Australian scientists looked at a crucial window between three and sixContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sweltering temperatures appear to fuel drug-related hospital visits, a problem that could be worsening with climate change, a new study suggests. “We saw that during periods of higher temperatures, there was a corresponding increase in hospital visits related to alcohol and substance use,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Phoenix, already the hottest major city in the nation, experienced its most scorching summer on record this year, new data shows. And that will likely prompt the highest number of heat-associated deaths ever reported in the city in one year. At this point,Continue Reading