[HTML][HTML] Reducing the health effects of hot weather and heat extremes: from personal cooling strategies to green cities

O Jay, A Capon, P Berry, C Broderick, R de Dear… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Heat extremes (ie, heatwaves) already have a serious impact on human health, with ageing,
poverty, and chronic illnesses as aggravating factors. As the global community seeks to …

Classic heat stroke in a desert climate: a systematic review of 2632 cases

S Yezli, Y Yassin, S Ghallab, M Abdullah… - Journal of internal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although classic heat stroke (HS) is one of the most ancient conditions known
to humans, the description of its early clinical manifestations, natural course, and …

[HTML][HTML] Future Holiday Climate Index (HCI) performance of urban and beach destinations in the Mediterranean

OC Demiroglu, FS Saygili-Araci, A Pacal, CM Hall… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tourism is a major socioeconomic contributor to established and emerging destinations in
the Mediterranean region. Recent studies introducing the Holiday Climate Index (HCI) …

From Paris to Makkah: Heat stress risks for Muslim pilgrims at 1.5 C and 2 C

F Saeed, CF Schleussner… - Environmental Research …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The pilgrimages of Muslims to Makkah (Hajj and Umrah) is one of the largest religious
gatherings in the world which draws millions of people from around 180 countries each year …

Analysis of outdoor thermal discomfort over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

HP Dasari, S Desamsetti, S Langodan… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the variability and trends of the outdoor thermal discomfort index (DI) in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) were analyzed over the 39year period of 1980–2018. The …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of acute kidney injury on outcomes of hospitalizations for heat stroke in the United States

C Thongprayoon, F Qureshi, T Petnak… - Diseases, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study aims to evaluate the risk factors and the association of acute kidney injury with
treatments, complications, outcomes, and resource utilization in patients hospitalized for …

Recommendations for management of diabetes and its complications during Hajj (Muslim Pilgrimage)–2024 update

M Ibrahim, E Ba-Essa, M Alarouj, F Annabi… - Diabetes Research and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hajj is an obligatory duty for all healthy adult Muslims once in the lifetime subjected to the
ability. Considering the 10.5% global prevalence of diabetes coupled with the numbers of …

[HTML][HTML] Heat related illnesses: Review of an ongoing challenge

AA Khan - Saudi medical journal, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Climate change is the most challenging natural calamity of chronic nature that presents
intense episodes of heat waves, and events. Effects of heat waves and increasing average …

[HTML][HTML] Mitigation strategies for heat-related illness during mass gatherings: Hajj experience

Y Almuzaini, M Alburayh, A Alahmari, F Alamri… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction To mitigate morbidity, mortality, and impacts of heat-related illnesses (HRIs) on
health, it was vital to implement a comprehensive framework for HRI prevention and control …

Inpatient burden and mortality of heatstroke in the United States

W Kaewput, C Thongprayoon, T Petnak… - … journal of clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background This study aimed to assess inpatient prevalence, characteristics, outcomes, and
resource utilisation of hospitalisation for heatstroke in the United States. Additionally, this …