Doctors Begin To Raise Climate Change's Health Effects With Patients : Shots - Health News : NPR

Doctors Begin To Raise Climate Change's Health Effects With Patients : Shots - Health News : NPR
"...Howard, who is 57, has COPD, a progressive lung disease that can be exacerbated by heat and humidity.

...The doctor and patient agree that Howard should take his walks in the evenings to be sure that he gets enough exercise without overheating.
...Then Howard turns to Rice with a question she didn't encounter in medical school: "Can I ask you: Last summer, why was it so hot?"
..."The overall trend of the hotter summers that we're seeing [is] due to climate change," Rice says...
...In June, the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association were among 70 medical and public health groups that issued a call to action asking the U.S. government, business and leaders to recognize climate change as a health emergency..."
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