Keep Your Cool: Experts on How to Stay Safe, Avoid Sunburns in Record-High Temps

USA Today

As summer grows hotter every year and this summer's heat waves linger, doctors and medical experts warn Americans to keep an eye out for the dangers to the human body of extreme heat and scorching sunrays that can trigger heat exhaustion and heatstroke, cause severe sunburns, and lead to skin cancer down the line. Kristie Ebi, professor of global healh and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted. 

Massachusetts is Now Tracking How Many People Died Due to Heat

After days of forecasters warning of dangerous heat, Massachusetts will be identifying and evaluating if anyone died due to the heat. Previously Massachusetts was among states that did not track heat-related deaths where exposure to extreme heat was a secondary factor. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences, is quoted.

Heat-Related Emergencies Are Soaring in the U.S. Can Hospitals Keep Up?

The New York Times

Medical providers and public health experts worry that the health care system is poorly equipped to handle the influx. The UW's Dr. Jeremy Hess, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences, global health and emergency medicine; and Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences, are quoted.

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