Some drugs can increase health risks during heat waves

(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review)

As nearly 10 million people in the eastern U.S. feel a major heat wave this week, patients taking some medications have a higher risk of heat-related illnesses, The New York Times reported June 15.

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