Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults – an aging population and climate change put ever more people at risk

Health and climate change researchers explain the risks and why older adults, even those in northern states, need to pay attention.

Ian Sue Wing, Professor of Earth and Environment, Boston University • conversation
July 25, 2023 • ~8 min

Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults, and an aging population and climate change are putting ever more people at risk

Health and climate change researchers explain the risks and why older adults, even those in northern states, need to pay attention.

Ian Sue Wing, Professor of Earth and Environment, Boston University • conversation
July 25, 2023 • ~8 min

Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults – an aging population and climate change are putting ever more people at risk

The US population is getting older, and temperatures are rising. It can be a lethal combination, as three health and climate change researchers explain.

Ian Sue Wing, Professor of Earth and Environment, Boston University • conversation
July 25, 2023 • ~8 min

Saving lives from extreme heat: Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave

A new report lays out steps communities can take to help their residents survive heat waves as the risk of dangerous temperatures rises.

Brian G. Henning, Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, Gonzaga University • conversation
June 20, 2023 • ~10 min

How unhealthy is red meat? And how beneficial is it to eat vegetables? A new rating system could help you cut through the health guidelines

Health guidelines can feel contradictory and hard to interpret. But a new star rating system should help consumers and policymakers better parse the evidence behind health risks and outcomes.

Jeffrey Stanaway, Assistant Professor of Global Health and Health Metrics Sciences, University of Washington • conversation
Oct. 21, 2022 • ~6 min

Worried about traveling with unvaccinated kids? 6 questions answered on how to manage the risks

Parents face tough choices since young kids can’t yet get COVID-19 vaccinations. An infectious diseases expert offers guidance on navigating summer activities.

William C. Miller, Senior Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University • conversation
July 26, 2021 • ~8 min

Coronavirus is hundreds of times more deadly for people over 60 than people under 40

Using random testing, researchers in Indiana were able to calculate death rates by age, race, and sex and found sharp increases in risk of death among older and non-white state residents.

Nir Menachemi, Professor of Health Policy and Management, IUPUI • conversation
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~7 min

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