A heat wave is currently affecting about 160 million people, according to the National Weather Service. Here's which states ...

Extreme heat is impacting states across the country. See maps of high temperature forecasts and heat index levels.

More than 125 million Americans are under the highest level of extreme heat alerts during a wave of above-average ...

The number of heat-related deaths in the US has increased dramatically, with mortality rates more than tripling between 1999 ...

Heat wave forecast maps "Summer has taken its time arriving in the Northeast, but it's coming in HOT," the National Weather Service wrote in a social media post last week, warning of triple-digit ...

Jul 05, 2024 12:30:00 Research results show that 'facial heat maps' can predict age and illness. Signs of human aging and disease appear in various parts of the body, and by reading these signs ...

Smith and his team will use the award to explore the link between heat waves and kidney disease hospitalizations. They will examine environmental factors such as impervious land use, reduced green ...

RECORD-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, ...

Heat waves are becoming more common in summer and have health-related consequences. In patients with chronic lung disease, the risk of dying increases by up to 43%, according to an original article by ...

Heat waves significantly increase parasite burden and disease spread, with effects up to 13-fold depending on heat wave intensity, duration, baseline temperature, and timing of exposure.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Daniel Jackson Smith, an assistant professor in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, has an opening statement that cuts to the heart of any discussion on climate change. “We ...