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Featuring a study led by Drs. Barrak Alahmad, Antonella Zanobetti, Joel Schwartz, & Petros Koutrakis, the The Boston Globe discusses the association between extreme temperatures & stroke mortality. Insights crucial for mitigating climate-driven health risks. ow.ly/NTwS50RUh1A

Record heatwave unfolding in the Middle East. Iraq 🇮🇶 records its first 50°C (122°F) in the month of May and Kuwait 🇰🇼 breaks its May national record with 50.6°C 123°F).

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are leading cause of death. We estimated 1.8 million annual CVD deaths were associated with cold and hot temperatures, constituting 8.86% of total CVD mortality. Cold accounted for 8.2%, while heat accounted for 0.66%. jacc.org/doi/epdf/10.10…

California regulators just voted to establish heat protections for indoor workers for the first time. But few if any enforceable rules protect workers in the rest of the country—and American workers will keep dying from this heat, Zoë Schlanger writes. theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

How many people die from extreme heat? It’s hard to tell. Barrak Alahmad was featured in The Japan Times discussing the issue of underreporting heat-related deaths. He stated “Even countries with massive resources still struggle to identify heat deaths.” ow.ly/NQF450SU86N

Heat and dust increase risk of diabetes hospitalizations, according to a new study in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care journal and featured in the Harvard Gazette. The study by Barrak Alahmad is one of the first to look at the effects of multiple exposures on the disease. news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Evidence suggests that high heat negatively impacts health. What are authorities doing to protect outdoor workers? Grantees Aryn Baker and Meredith Wadman discuss this topic with experts Cathy Feingold, Douglas Parker, and Barrak Alahmad. RSVP now! 👉 bit.ly/48AZd0v

Looking forward to join this fantastic panel to discuss heat and worker health in the US and globally Thanks AAAS and Pulitzer Center for the invitation! See you soon in DC!

“AFib is becoming more prevalent both in the U.S. and globally, with its incidence rising at an alarming rate" - Barrak Alahmad A study by Drs. Alahmad and Koutrakis at #AHA24 for AHA Science saw that heat increases AFib in patients with implanted devices. loom.ly/t3HenPU

Thank you NAWI for the invitation! I look forward to Kuwait's first summit on health and wellness. شكراً ل"ناوي" على الدعوة لهذا الملتقى الأول من نوعه! كل التوفيق لكم 🙏 To join, you can register here: thearenakuwait.com/events/nawi-th…

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Read our call to deliberate threshold-lowering of diabetes diagnosis Historically, adjustments to "thresholds" in clinical and regulatory worlds is common We've done it for hypertension: 1977: ≥160/95 mmHg 1993: ≥140/90 mmHg 2017: ≥130/80 mmHg Is it time for diabetes?