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WORKING IN INTENSE HEAT MAY RAISE RISK OF KIDNEY DISEASE

The historic heatwave that hit the Pacific Northwest last month was not just uncomfortable and oppressive—it was deadly. In Oregon, the triple-digit temperatures that scorched the region were responsible for 116 deaths, according to the Oregon Medical Examiner’s Office, and prompted Governor Kate Brown to order Oregon Occupational Safety and Health to enact emergency rules...