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Is Climate Change Keeping Patients From Vital Doctor Appointments?
July 16, 2024
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 16 (TNSres) -- Drexel University issued the following news release:

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Patients 65 and older, those with chronic conditions, had strongest association with missed appointments linked to climate change.

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Temperature extremes, becoming increasingly frequent due to growing global climate change, are associated with higher rates of missed primary care appointments, according to a recently published study fro . . .

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