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Age-specific vulnerability of kidney diseases to temperature: a nationwide case-crossover study.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Extreme heat and cold may increase hospital visits for kidney disease. This Korean study found older people are more vulnerable to heat-related kidney damage.

Who did this work

Park J · Choi J · Al-Aly Z · Ebi KL · Lee JP · Kim H · Lee W

Source

Article · PubMed, Climate, heat and the kidney · 2026 Aug 18
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42613027/