ORLANDO -- Heat-related emergency department (ED) visits soared over the last 12 years, a retrospective study at two large Texas-based children's hospitals showed. As a proportion of total ED ...

The most ER visits happened ... (also known as heat-related illness) is an umbrella term used to describe several conditions that can happen to your body when temperatures rise.

Arizona’s 2023 heat season was the deadliest on record, and rural counties like La Paz and Mohave bore a disproportionate ...

In effect, the proportion of E.R. visits for mental health-related issues rose sharply, from 7.7% to 13.1%. The increase in suicide-related issues was the most pronounced, increasing to 4.2% of all ...

Strikingly, the rise in cannabis-related ER visits in New York was even more drastic when compared to pre-legalization years, with the visits spiking 131% from 2019 to 2023. That upward trend ...

The Maryland Occupational Safety and Health division of the Department of Labor finalized new heat illness prevention standards in September, at the tail end of a 2024 heat season that saw 27 ...

Strikingly, the rise in cannabis-related ER visits in New York was even more drastic when compared to pre-legalization years, with the visits spiking 131% from 2019 to 2023. That upward trend ...

It’s good to understand how the climate in our state impacts our health, especially during the heat of summer.

A new study documents a sharp rise ... ER trips appears to be edibles like weed brownies and cookies. Despite their meager sales, edibles represented a far higher proportion of weed-related ER ...