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Could AI use social media posts to predict heat stroke?

Written by Gary Finnegan | 9 Mar 2025

Social media can be a noisy place, more often associated with online misinformation than with supporting public health. However, researchers in Japan have found a way to use… read more.

Children’s emergency department visits for heat-related illnesses increased 170% over past decade

Written by Charlie King | 1 Oct 2024

The number of children who sought treatment at emergency departments for heat-related illnesses increased by 170% from 2012-2023 at two large children’s hospitals, according to research presented during… read more.

As temperatures break records, many are unaware of symptoms of heat-related illnesses

Written by Charlie King | 10 Aug 2024

With NASA data showing that July 22, 2024, was the hottest day on record and indications that July may have been the hottest month, an Annenberg Public Policy Center survey conducted in… read more.

High temperatures may have caused over 70,000 excess deaths in Europe in 2022

Written by Charlie King | 29 Nov 2023

The burden of heat-related mortality during the summer of 2022 in Europe may have exceeded 70,000 deaths according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a research… read more.

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Could AI use social media posts to predict heat stroke?

Children’s emergency department visits for heat-related illnesses increased 170% over past decade

As temperatures break records, many are unaware of symptoms of heat-related illnesses

High temperatures may have caused over 70,000 excess deaths in Europe in 2022

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