Extreme heat linked to higher all-cause mortality among US adults

Extreme heat was associated with higher all-cause mortality among adults in the contiguous United States from 2008 to 2017, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.
Moreover, higher mortality rates were reported for older adults, men and non-Hispanic Black adults.
“Climate change and the impact it has on extreme weather events of many types, including extreme heat, will play an increasingly important role in the health of communities around the world,” Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School

Extreme heat was associated with higher all-cause mortality among adults in the contiguous United States from 2008 to 2017, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.
Moreover, higher mortality rates were reported for older adults, men and non-Hispanic Black adults.
“Climate change and the impact it has on extreme weather events of many types, including extreme heat, will play an increasingly important role in the health of communities around the world,” Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School