The world’s torrid future is etched in the crippled kidneys of Nepali workers
“…As the world grows hotter & #ClimateChange ushers in more frequent & extreme #heat waves, #PublicHealth experts fear #KidneyDisease cases will soar among #laborers who have no choice but to #work outdoors.
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#EnvironmentalRacism
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#GeographicInequity
#HealthInequity
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/06/climate-change-heat-kidney-disease/
“‘These epidemics of chronic kidney disease that have surfaced … [are] just the beginning,’ said Richard Johnson, a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado who is studying pockets of kidney disease globally. ‘As it gets hotter, we expect to see these diseases emerge elsewhere.’…
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“…a day’s hard labor earns a bag of rice. Instead, the journey is sending back men crippled w/an incurable disease. It is forcing their families to confront soaring costs, crushing debts, social isolation — & often a desperate, murky search for a new kidney.”
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