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City Heat is Worse if You ’re Not Rich or White. The World’s First Heat Officer Wants to Change That
Jane Gilbert knows she doesn’t get the worst of the sticky heat and humidity that stifles Miami each summer. She lives in Morningside, a coastal suburb of historically preserved art deco and Mediterranean-style single-family homes. Abundant trees shade the streets and a bay breeze cools residents when they leave their air conditioned cars and homes. “I live in a place of privilege and it’s a beautiful area,” says Gilbert, 58, over Zoom in early June, shortly after beginning her job as the world’s first chief heat officer, in Miami Dade county. “But you don’t have to go far to see t...
Source: TIME: Science - July 7, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Ciara Nugent Tags: Uncategorized climate change feature Londontime Source Type: news

Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, Heart and Stroke Patients Go Missing
Emergency physicians are seeing declines in the number of patients arriving with cardiac problems. Some say they were afraid to go to the hospital.
Source: NYT Health - April 25, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Emergency Medical Treatment Heart Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Hospitals Stroke Fear (Emotion) Deaths (Fatalities) United States Jaipur (India) Austria Source Type: news