Global heating ‘may lead to epidemic of kidney disease’
Written by Natalie Grover from the Guardian
Deadly side-effect of heat stress is threat to rising numbers of workers in hot climates, doctors warn
Chronic kidney disease linked to heat stress could become a major health epidemic for millions of workers around the world as global temperatures increase over the coming decades, doctors have warned.
More research into the links between heat and CKDu – chronic kidney disease of uncertain cause – is urgently needed to assess the potential scale of the problem, they have said.
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Written by Natalie Grover from the Guardian
Deadly side-effect of heat stress is threat to rising numbers of workers in hot climates, doctors warn
- ‘You shouldn’t work if your kidneys are failing – but people can’t afford not to’
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Chronic kidney disease linked to heat stress could become a major health epidemic for millions of workers around the world as global temperatures increase over the coming decades, doctors have warned.
More research into the links between heat and CKDu – chronic kidney disease of uncertain cause – is urgently needed to assess the potential scale of the problem, they have said.
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