Climate Change

Climate Change Exacerbates Poor Air Quality, Risking Human Health

February 15, 2024 - On Monday, February 12, 2024, First Street Foundation, a nonprofit focused on quantifying and relaying the risks of climate change globally, released a report outlining the impacts of climate change on air quality. The report revealed that, despite efforts to improve air quality, climate change has reversed many of these improvements. According to...

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Earlier this week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that heat-related cardiovascular deaths are expected to increase drastically between 2036 and 2065. The press release cites an...

Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure Increases Dementia Risk

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Earlier this week, researchers in JAMA Internal Medicine published an investigation analyzing the impacts of air pollution from varying sources on dementia risk in the United States. Researchers...

Biden Administration Tracks Heat-Related Illnesses with New Dashboard

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On August 9, 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the launch of the Heat-Related Illness EMS Activation Surveillance Dashboard, also known as EMS HeatTracker,...

Canadian Wildfires Spread to US, Threatening Public Health

by Veronica Salib

Wildfires across Canada and the United States have threatened public health across the regions. As communities go up in flames, toxic chemicals are released into the environment, damaging lungs and...

CDC Warns Against Rising Rates of Babesiosis in the Northeast

by Veronica Salib

Babesiosis cases have risen significantly across the northeastern United States. A CDC report published on March 17, 2023, analyzed trends in this tickborne illness between 2011 and 2019, noting...

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by Veronica Salib

On February 20, 2023, a man in Florida died from an infection with Naegleria fowleri, often called a brain-eating amoeba. The CDC reported that the disease was associated with an improper nasal rinse...

Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollutants Linked to Depression and Anxiety

by Veronica Salib

In an article published in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers acknowledged the potential risks associated with air pollution, linking long-term exposure to higher rates of depression and anxiety. Researchers...

Guidance for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Inhaled Anesthesia

by Alivia Kaylor

Guidance published in Anesthesia, the official journal of the Association of Anaesthetists, offers actionable steps to mitigate the carbon footprint created from inhaled anesthetics comprising...

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by Veronica Salib

A recent NIH study published in the Lancet Planetary Health found that increased air pollutants, such as fine particulate matter and oxidizing gases, are associated with a higher frequency of pediatric...

Extreme Temperatures Are Associated with Increased Mortality Rates

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Earlier this year, the AMA joined multiple other organizations and identified climate change as a public health crisis. Extreme temperatures and air pollution have considerable healthcare implications,...

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As the climate change crisis progresses, plastics, specifically microplastics (MPs), increasingly threaten human health globally. Earlier this year, microplastics were found in the lungs, blood, and...

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The climate crisis greatly impacts healthcare, including worsening lung health and the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases, among others. One major factor contributing to the climate crisis is...

Biden Administration Issues Executive Order on Biotechnology Innovation

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Pfizer Enters Phase Three Clinical Trial for Lyme Disease Vaccine

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Pfizer and specialty vaccine company Valneva are set to begin testing their VLA15 vaccine in 6,000 individuals across areas in the US and Europe where tickborne Lyme disease is highly endemic. The...

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