PUNE: Over the past one week, the drastic rise in temperatures and the change in climate has lead to a rise in upper respiratory viral infections. After a week of rains, there has been a rise in the temperature due to the October heat which has led to increase in fever, throat pain, common cold, […]
Research Highlights: Cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat in the United States are projected to increase by 162% by the middle of the century, based on a hypothetical scenario where currently proposed U.S. policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have been successfully implemented. A more dire scenario forecasts cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat could increase by […]
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine PHILADELPHIA— The number of heat related cardiovascular deaths in the United States will increase over the next four decades, according to a new analysis from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Extreme heat can impact heart health in many ways, including increased heart rate, changes […]
American Heart Association Research Highlights: Cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat in the United States are projected to increase by 162% by the middle of the century, based on a hypothetical scenario where currently proposed U.S. policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have been successfully implemented. A more dire scenario forecasts cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat […]
Patients with HIV and NAFLD experience a greater risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes than those with HIV alone. “The study of the risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes among patients with HIV and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is important because both conditions individually are associated with an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events,” Arunkumar Krishnan, […]
Rising temperatures in the U.S. predict a surge in cardiovascular deaths, particularly among older and black adults. Researchers recommend community-focused heat mitigation strategies. A new studypredicts a significant increase in heat-related cardiovascular deaths in the U.S. over the next four decades. The number of heat-related cardiovascular deaths in the United States will increase over the […]
When the human body is exposed to extreme heat, it tries to fight back. To keep us from cooking, our hearts pump faster and harder to distribute the hot blood out to our fingers and toes, away from precious internal organs. We produce more sweat, and when it evaporates, the blood beneath the skin’s surface […]
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat can take a heavy toll on the heart, and a new report shows how much more deadly the effects of climate change may become over the next few decades in the United States. Black adults, seniors and people living in urban areas are particularly vulnerable. Between 2008 and […]
Dr. Jerry Ellis Seals, an infectious diseases expert who moved from the segregated South to the top of his medical field, died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease Oct. 13 at an assisted living center in Columbia. He was 76. Dr. Seals was born in Laurel, Mississippi, to Mildred and George Seals, and grew up in […]
3D Model of the heart by Dr. Matthew Bramlet. Credit: NIH Cardiovascular-related deaths due to extreme heat are expected to increase between 2036 and 2065 in the United States, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The researchers, whose work is published in Circulation, predict that adults ages 65 and older […]