New study finds long-term link between Hurricane Sandy and heart disease risk

A new study published in JAMA Network Open, a monthly open-access medical journal published by the American Medical Association, has uncovered a long-term link between Hurricane Sandy flooding and increased heart disease risk in older adults affected by the storm.

To discuss the findings, AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter was joined on the AccuWeather Network by Dr. Arnab Ghosh, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cornell Medicine and lead author of the study.

Investigating long-term health impacts

Dr. Ghosh, reflecting on the origins of his research, shared his firsthand experience during Hurricane Sandy.

"I was a resident at Bellevue and NYU when Hurricane Sandy hit. I witnessed the hurricane flood affecting our hospital, carrying gasoline up to the 13th floor and patien