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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

From rising asthma rates to heat-related illnesses, climate change is already harming the most vulnerable among us. member.services@mygreendoctor.org The post Green Practice News: May 2025 first appeared on My Green Doctor. Todd Sack, Executive Director, My Green Doctor Are you on track with your sustainability goals?

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Navigating the Quademic: Clinical Differentiation of Influenza, RSV, COVID-19, and Norovirus in Pediatric Emergency Care

PEMBlog

Diagnostic Costs : Influenza rapid diagnostic tests: $100-$200 Risk Stratification : Young children (<5 years), particularly those <2 years, and children with chronic conditions such as asthma or immunosuppression, are at higher risk for severe outcomes. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-.Available

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How to identify a victim of heat exhaustion or heat stroke

Medical Xpress

Wood, director of Northeastern Universitys Extreme Medicine Certificate Program, says its important for people to recognize the signs of heat illness and how quickly heat exhaustion can progress to heat stroke, when immersion in cold water is necessary to save lives. Heat stroke is the most serious heat illness, Wood says.

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