KCTV: Doctors Warn Freezing Temperatures Can Trigger Other Health Issues

In the past week, hospitals across the Kansas City area have seen numerous patients with issues from the bitterly cold conditions.

KCTV talked to Dr. Aaron Kaus, emergency medicine physician at Saint Luke's, about how the extreme cold can trigger other existing health issues.


Dr. Kaus shares tips for how to warm up safely after being exposed to the extreme cold.

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