Heat related illnesses dramatically on the rise among US Veterans

Researchers report a statistically significant and clinically important increase in heat related illnesses among patients at US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) health facilities across the United States between 2002 and 2019. The study, which appears in The Journal of Climate Change and Health, documents far-reaching negative consequences of extreme-weather.

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