HeyJaredA Second Opinion
All about nature, the changing climate, biodiversity, and unstable weather patterns through the lens of human health.
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Myth Diagnosis: Hurricanes Don’t Stop at the Coast (opens the original)
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When we hear that a hurricane has made landfall, our attention naturally turns to the coast. But the storm’s danger does not end there.In September 2024, Hurricane Helene came ashore in Florida. Far inland, its rain overwhelmed streams and rivers across the southern Appalachians. Roads washed out. Communities flooded. People near our farm in Southwest Virginia faced devastating damage hundreds of miles from where the storm first reached land.As a doctor, I think about what happens when a flooded
The Antidote to Climate Anxiety Is Agency (opens the original)
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Last fall, I asked a Sewanee student named Grace Olson what climate anxiety feels like. Her answer has stayed with me: “It’s just an additional weight on young people’s shoulders.” We had just come from SCORE’s Connecting the Dots symposium on how the environment shapes student success.Grace knows that weight better than most. She spent part of her childhood in Kingston, Tennessee, when the 2008 Kingston Fossil Plant failure, the largest industrial spill in U.S. history, spread toxic coal a
Myth Diagnosis: Why Kids Need More Time Outdoors, Not Less Recess (opens the original)
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With the school year underway, it is worth questioning an assumption we often make about children’s success: more time at a desk must mean more learning.As a doctor and a grandfather of nine, I believe we need to look more closely at what children’s days actually contain. How much time do they have to move freely? To explore? To experience trees, grass, and the living world around them?Those experiences matter to a developing child.Recess gives children opportunities to be active, build friendsh
Twenty Thousand Breaths a Day (opens the original)
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For much of my early career, I looked directly at hearts and lungs through an opened chest. As a transplant surgeon, I saw these organs at their most vulnerable: failing hearts, scarred lungs, bodies starved of oxygen. In the operating room, disease is never abstract.<source type="image/webp"
Myth Diagnosis: Why Hydration Alone Isn’t Enough for Heat Safety (opens the original)
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As a doctor, here is what I want people to understand about extreme heat: “Drink more water” is often the first advice we hear.Hydration is critical. But water alone is not a heat-response system.I saw that firsthand in Phoenix, where community leaders, first responders, hospitals, and local organizations are building a more comprehensive approach to heat safety. That means training emergency teams to recognize heat stroke and cool patients immediately. It means operating respite centers where p
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