The weather scorching Middle Tennessee this summer can be dangerous for anyone — and certain medications can heighten the risk.
Some areas in Nashville and much of the Cumberland Plateau faced extreme heat risk this week, according to the National Weather Service. Heat indexes were well into the triple digits.
Bodies are generally pretty good about keeping a steady internal temperature. They depend on the brain to gauge the heat, and then tell the body what to do — how much to sweat, to let the face get flushed to expel some warmth…