Air conditioners are the best defence. But there are other cheap and simple ways to stay cool and reduce your risk of illness.

If you like to exercise outdoors, summer gives you more chance to catch the daylight. It's often easier to get out of bed and ...

Winter has taken hold of the nation Meanwhile, indoor heat stress continues to put workers at risk St. Paul, MN, Dec. 30, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Extreme heat is one of the deadliest forms of natural disaster in the United States, resulting in ...

Five students at McRenyolds Middle School were hospitalized Wednesday morning after a reported gas leak prompted a school evacuation for more than an hour, leading to several students showing signs of ...

Kevin Miller can get a person to the brink of heat stroke in 30 minutes. In a chamber with a temperature of around 100 degrees, he starts them out on the treadmill, switching off between three minutes ...

More than 1,000 Cardi B fans waited hours in a Cypress Walmart parking lot in the Houston heat to take photos with the rapper at a pop-up appearance on Tuesday, and some people appeared to be overcome ...

Governments around the world are enacting measures to try to protect workers from the dangers of heat stress. They’re barely keeping up with the risks. By Somini Sengupta and Hisako Ueno Somini ...

Student-athletes have always had to balance athletic and academic schedules and navigate mental health challenges. But now there is a growing concern of heat illness as many states are experiencing ...

Heat stress is a top concern for school employees working outdoors in Texas. Temperatures peak around late July to mid-August, but dangerous heat lingers far into fall. That’s why it is vital for ...

To keep student-athletes safe in sweltering heat, some schools spend millions of dollars to build climate-controlled facilities for practice and competitions. Others buy their athletes individual ...