ORLANDO -- Heat-related emergency department (ED) visits soared over the last 12 years, a retrospective study at two large Texas-based children's hospitals showed. As a proportion of total ED ...

The most ER visits happened ... (also known as heat-related illness) is an umbrella term used to describe several conditions that can happen to your body when temperatures rise.

That research found that increased heat is associated with suicide, psychiatric hospital visits and ER visits ... people sleep less when temperatures rise, and therefore experience worse mental ...

The sharpest spike was for suicide-related visits, which increased fivefold, as the New York Times reported. The findings suggest an “urgent” need for expanded crisis services, according to the ...

Strikingly, the rise in cannabis-related ER visits in New York was even more drastic when compared to pre-legalization years, with the visits spiking 131% from 2019 to 2023. That upward trend ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — Heat related illnesses have been on the rise for a number of years in Arizona due to the increasing temperatures we are seeing during summer and even in spring.

Strikingly, the rise in cannabis-related ER visits in New York was even more drastic when compared to pre-legalization years, with the visits spiking 131% from 2019 to 2023. That upward trend ...

But as summer temperatures rise in Virginia ... as evidenced by the number of emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses. From May through September 2022, 2,861 individuals sought medical ...

Nearly 1 in 4 cannabis-related ER visits involve a primary diagnosis of a mental health condition, pointing to the psychological aspect of cannabis misuse. #cannabis #mentalhealth #publichealth # ...