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The Summer Series: Extreme Heat and Medication Interactions

The Summer Series: Extreme Heat and Medication Interactions

Update: 2025-06-26
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From antidepressants to beta-blockers, common medications can make heat more dangerous. Guest host Dr. Neha Pathak sits down with Dr. Hayley Blackburn to talk about how heat intereacts with common medications, and how providers can better prepare their patients for high temperatures. 

 

Washington Post: Heat's Hidden Risk

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/schizophrenia-extreme-heat-health-risk/ 

 

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Healthy Climate America is produced by Lucy Walker. Our podcast interns are Isaias Segui and Mathilda Tataw. Savannah Martincic is our manager of communication. A sincere thank you to Adam Karl for his support in the editing process. Our music was composed by James Harp.

 

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The Summer Series: Extreme Heat and Medication Interactions

The Summer Series: Extreme Heat and Medication Interactions