Killer Heat Waves Are An Even Bigger Public Health Threat Than We Realize, CDC Warns

Killer Heat Waves Are An Even Bigger Public Health Threat Than We Realize, CDC Warns: Public health officials have been underestimating the number of deaths resulting from heat waves, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on Thursday. The problem is more serious than federal officials realized largely because heat deaths tend to disproportionately affect non-residents, who weren’t included in the CDC’s previous data. Non-residents include undocumented immigrants, tourists, and [...]/p