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Stanford University School of Medicine: Why Soaring Temperatures Can Be Detrimental to the Health of Older Adults
August 06, 2026
STANFORD, California, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news:

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Why soaring temperatures can be detrimental to the health of older adults

A Stanford Medicine-developed app shows that older adults' geographic movements -- also known as their life-space mobility -- shrink in extreme heat that makes leaving the house difficult.

By Rachel Tompa

For some, the hot late summer months c . . .

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