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联合早报: 天气酷热看诊人数增 医生吁防暑警惕高温疾病

Climate change and an aging population mean that heat-related illnesses are no longer limited to outdoor workers. Everyone needs to be vigilant, especially the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions. Photo: Lianhe Zaobao/Chen Binqin

The Physiological Society: A global perspective on the effects of heat on human health

Our community around the world share their research and experience of the effects of heat on human health and make the case for why we need urgent, coordinated action to combat rising temperatures.

Dealing with Singapore’s heat: Are you doing it right?

Yahoo Southeast Asia spoke with Associate Professor Jason Lee to learn how heat affects our bodies and what we can do to cope with warmer weather.

Diary: Three days of planetary health discussions in Malaysia

A particularly interesting session that resonated with most of the participants was one led by Jason Lee, a professor at the National University of Singapore’s Heat Resilience and Performance Centre. He touched on the health risks of heat stress and the need to protect vulnerable populations like the elderly, with community and religious leaders identified as crucial messengers for heat-related interventions.

CNA Explains: As temperatures hit record highs in Singapore and around the world, what can we do to beat the heat?

Read on to learn what the heat can do to us and how we can do to battle the heat.

11th NUS-Cambridge Joint Symposium on Climate and Heat Health – Confronting global Challenges amidst escalating temperatures

The 11th NUS-Cambridge Joint Symposium on Climate and Heat Health convened a diverse array of experts, clinicians, and young researchers to tackle the pressing health impacts of climate change.

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What’s the average night-time temperature in S’pore bedrooms? A muggy 28 deg C, says new study

Short doses of heat exposure while exercising can increase one’s physical capacity to withstand humid heat, said Jason Lee, associate professor and director of the Heat Resilience and Performance Centre at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

25 Jun 2026

The Straits Times

Want to be heat-resilient? Short bouts of exercise outdoors may help more than blasting air-con

Short doses of heat exposure while exercising can increase one’s physical capacity to withstand humid heat, said Jason Lee, associate professor and director of the Heat Resilience and Performance Centre at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

23 Jun 2026

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‘Unpredictable and extreme’: Asia braces for El Niño

The UN has warned that the world must prepare for the imminent return of El Niño and the raised global temperatures and weather extremes it brings. The powerful natural weather pattern has an 80% chance of forming before September and a 90% chance before November, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday. Experts say what is particularly concerning is that El Niño is unfolding against the backdrop of human-driven climate change, meaning there is the potential for its impacts to be supercharged.

05 Jun 2026

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12 Jun 2026

Environmental Heat Risks and Impacts on Human Health Across the Lifespan

Hear from leading voices on: 👥 The epidemiological evidence on heat-health and the development of effective heat warning systems (Dr Candice Lung, Academia Sinica, Taiwan) 🤰 Impacts of heat exposure on maternal and child health (Prof Hsing Jasmine Chao, Taipei Medical University) 👶 Physiological and behavioural responses of children exercising in tropical heat (Ms Vanes Tay, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine)

Singapore

Organised by: HRPC, HPTRP, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, and Taipei Medical University

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2nd Heat Stress Cambodia Workshop

The Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC), in collaboration with the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), and the ministry of education youth and sport, is hosting a workshop to share knowledge on heat stress and its impact on human health and productivity. In addition, the workshop will also provide the update on research activities under the heat stress project, Funded by CCCA3.

16 Jan 2023

Organised by: Institute of Technology of Cambodia