Stabbing pain sent her to the doctor. The underlying cause is getting more common everywhere.
• As rising temperatures make outdoor work more dangerous, repeated dehydration is emerging as a growing health risk for workers, increasing the likelihood of kidney injury, cardiovascular strain, and other heat-related illnesses.
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The doctor told her that a long workday in the heat with few rest breaks and insufficient water probably played a role in the stone, a hard deposit formed from crystallized minerals and salts in the urine. He prescribed medication and asked her to drink more water. But her job did not provide time off, and she returned to work the same day.
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