June 5, 2025

With summer months approaching, soon too will household battles over thermostat temperatures. A new research review, authored by Drexel University public health researchers, looking at 29 papers, spanning five continents, may inform these debates with insights on how indoor temperatures impact health.

The Drexel News Blog asked Leah Schinasi, PhD, assistant professor in Dornsife's Environmental and Occupational Health Department (EOH) and lead author Janelle Edwards, MPH, an EOH doctoral candidate during the study and now a post-doctoral researcher in The Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements, and Population Health Equity at the Dornsife School of Public Health, for the latest data on indoor temperatures and health.

Read the full Q&A with Schinasi and Edwards on the Drexel News Blog: How Hot Is Too Hot for Indoor Living?