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How UT is training doctors to respond to heat-related incidents on trails; tips on hiking in the heat
Read full article: How UT is training doctors to respond to heat-related incidents on trails; tips on hiking in the heatThe news this week has mainly been focused on the heat, from safety tips to cooling centers to solutions for outside workers.
UT Health fellowship program trains doctors to respond to heat-related emergencies at parks, trails
Read full article: UT Health fellowship program trains doctors to respond to heat-related emergencies at parks, trailsThe Wilderness and Survival Medicine Fellowship in Texas at UT Health San Antonio — the first fellowship of its kind in Texas — is training doctors to respond to heat-related emergencies at parks and on trails.
UT Health doctor shares tips to stay healthy during triple-digit temperatures
Read full article: UT Health doctor shares tips to stay healthy during triple-digit temperaturesDoctors at UT Health San Antonio are warning people about heat-related illnesses, like heat strokes and overhydrating, as the city continues to experience record-breaking temperatures.
Bus dramatically plunges off NYC bridge; driver, passengers hurt
Read full article: Bus dramatically plunges off NYC bridge; driver, passengers hurt(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)NEW YORK – A bus dramatically plunged off a bridge in New York City late Thursday, leaving its front half hanging over a highway ramp, its fall broken only by the road below. The 55-year-old driver broke his jaw in the crash and refused to submit to a drug and alcohol test after arriving at the hospital, authorities said Friday. Seven passengers suffered minor injuries in the crash, which happened after 11 p.m. near an interchange of the Cross Bronx and Major Deegan expressways. “The bus fell approximately 50 feet onto the access road. Speed appeared to be a factor in the crash, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said, adding no mechanical issues were detected in the bus.