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Canada has 1st ‘climate change patient’ in world
According to Canadian daily Times Colonist, the patient — in her 70s from the British Columbia province — has been facing an underlying condition of asthma. Doctors examining the patient asserted that due to heatwaves and bad air quality her health condition had deteriorated.
Dr Kyle Merritt, the consulting doctor, stated that for the first time in over 10 years, he has used the term 'climate change' while writing the patient's diagnosis. "She has diabetes. She has some heart failure. She lives in a trailer with no air conditioning. All of her health problems have worsened. And she's really struggling to stay hydrated," Merritt added. He also notified that there is a strong requirement to identify and sort out the primary cause rather than just treating patients' symptoms.
Earlier this year in June, Canada witnessed one of the worst heat waves ever following which there was smog caused due to wildfires that filled the sky. Among the many provinces, British Columbia suffered terrible heat waves that ended up causing 500 deaths, per reports.
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