The heatwave that has broken all records is sweeping through most of Asia This week is a continuation of the previous scorching weeks Western Europe and Northwest Africa Late April. The two forecasts point to a hot, long summer in the northern hemisphere. This will be a miserable time for many, as climate change causes the planet to heat up. Researchers warn that rising temperatures will make heat waves more frequent, longer, and deadlier, particularly for society’s most vulnerable—the ill, the elderly, the unhoused and, recent Research Mental illness is the most common cause of mental disorders.
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Western Ebola: BCCDC epidemiologists studying its impact heat dome The event that scorched Canada and the Pacific Northwest region in June 2021 showed that people with mental illnesses were at a higher risk of dying from heat. Those with a schizophrenia history were almost three times more likely than others to die during the heat wave. “We knew that schizophrenia was a risk factor,” says Sarah B. Henderson, The director of Environmental Health Services is the scientist at BCCDC. Who oversees the Study? The Journal published on March 15, 2019 Continue reading…
