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The WHO’s new air quality guidelines ‘could save millions

WebThe World Health Organization’s new air quality guidelines ‘could save millions of lives’ Solving air pollution problems and tackling climate change go hand in …

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The disease after tomorrow

WebPowassan virus, or POWV, is a rare, tick-borne illness that infected just 134 people in the U.S. between 2016 and 2020. That may not sound like a lot, but it …

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Climate change is putting the health of billions at risk Grist

WebUnlike prior Countdowns, this year’s report includes projections of the ways climate change will influence human health under a scenario in which global …

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Here’s why your doctor might start asking you about air pollution

WebAn annual doctor’s visit often entails some degree of fibbing about how much you’ve been exercising, drinking, smoking, et cetera. But now there’s a health risk you …

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Doctors put a price tag on the annual health impacts of climate

WebRenee Salas, a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, has been thinking about the connections between climate change and public health for a long time. In her emergency room in Boston, she

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Good health depends on a stable climate. This fellowship

WebGood health depends on a stable climate. This fellowship teaches health professionals how to advocate for both. A training program led by Harvard offers …

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Medical journals warn of an even bigger health threat than COVID

WebMore than 230 medical journals came together on Sunday to name climate change as the “ greatest threat to global public health ,” calling on world leaders to take immediate action to limit

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Pediatricians told to talk to patients and parents about climate

WebBack in 2007, the AAP was the first national physicians’ group to make a public statement about climate change. The updated statement covers the growing …

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As heat-related deaths rise, a new program puts community clinics …

WebHeat, the primary cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S. in 2022, quickly floated to the top of the list of clinicians’ concerns, followed by wildfire smoke. …

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Doctors are already seeing links between climate change and …

WebPublic health scientists like ourselves have been warning of the health impacts of climate change for years. Today, doctors are already reporting visible effects of climate change in their

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The rise of the 'climate doctor' Grist

WebFrom Samoa to the East Coast, doctors are diagnosing and treating climate change Physicians and medical schools alike are tailoring their approach to public health …

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EPA: Greenhouse gases threaten public health and the …

WebGHGs are the primary driver of climate change, which can lead to hotter, longer heat waves that threaten the health of the sick, poor or elderly; increases in ground-level ozone pollution linked

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The next frontier in medicine: Doctors with climate training

WebThe latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, finds that the prevalence of climate-related illnesses, premature deaths, …

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The link between climate change and a spate of rare disease

WebA 16-month-old boy was playing in a splash pad at a country club in Little Rock, Arkansas, this summer when water containing a very rare and deadly brain-eating …

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At COP28, world leaders turn a belated spotlight on human health

WebFor the better part of a decade, researchers working at the intersection of climate change and human health have been desperately sounding alarm bells about …

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One family, three generations of cancer, and the largest

WebOne family, three generations of cancer, and the largest concentration of oil refineries in California A new community survey exposes widespread cancer, asthma, anxiety, and depression in

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Clothed in chemicals: A new book sheds light on the toxic

WebThis all-too-familiar story played out in a big way during the 2010s, when flight attendants at four major airlines began reporting severe reactions to new uniforms made …

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'Climate sensitive' diseases are spreading through the US

WebBacteria. Climate change is helping to spread a bacteria called Vibrio, which proliferates in warm ocean water and causes an illness called vibriosis. Symptoms …

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As ticks spread, the US edges closer to understanding the reach

WebStill, most cases of Lyme disease in the U.S. go unreported. Studies based on health insurance records estimate that roughly 500,000 cases are diagnosed every …

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A decade later, Flint's water crisis continues Grist

WebAngela Welch, who has lived in Flint for four decades, understands the health implications intimately. She recently tested for lead levels in her blood at 6.5 …

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