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How a Proposed Federal Heat Rule Might Have Saved These Workers’ Lives

KFF Health News

On a sweltering afternoon in July 2020, Belinda Ramones got a call that her brother was in the hospital. ” Two days later, her brother, Jose Leandro-Barrera, died at age 45 with acute kidney failure caused by heatstroke, according to a report from the Hillsborough County medical examiner. .” Ramones said.

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Proposed federal heat rule might have saved these workers’ lives

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. On a sweltering afternoon in July 2020, Belinda Ramones got a call that her brother was in the hospital. Laborers have suffered as summers have grown progressively hotter with climate change. Ramones said.