Climate change

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A person walks with a stroller in a park in front of the New York City skyline in June 2023 as it’s covered with haze and smoke from Canada wildfires. Visual: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images

Interview: The Lasting Impact of Environmental Factors on Health

25 Jun 2024

8 min read

Climate change Cross-posts

Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on Unsplash

Heat exposure during pregnancy can lead to a lifetime of health problems

24 Jun 2024

5 min read

Climate change not only affects the weather, it can also have a big impact on health and health systems. Credit: Anna Shvets on Pexels

Climate change and health: a perma-polycrisis

13 Jun 2024

5 min read

Climate change

The gradual disappearance of mangroves could lead to an increase in diseases like malaria. Credit: Edna Fleure

In Benin, the disappearance of mangroves is threatening human health

10 Jun 2024

5 min read

Climate change Malaria

The Aedes aegypti mosquito in macrophotography. According to WHO, nearly half the world’s population is at risk from dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease common in tropical climates . Copyright: Sanofi Pasteur (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED).

Indian Ocean temperature index signals dengue outbreaks

7 Jun 2024

3 min read

Cross-posts Climate change Dengue

A boy being treated at an isolation ward in Peshawar reserved by patients of dengue and malaria. Credit: Adeel Saeed

Climate change causes malaria cases to triple in northwest Pakistan

30 May 2024

5 min read

Climate change Malaria

Older adults face health risks from high heat for many reasons, including medications. Credit: AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

Heat waves can be deadly for older adults: An aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk

28 May 2024

7 min read

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Climate change and health – the health workers’ eyewitness perspective

24 May 2024

7 min read

Climate change

A young boy rearing cattle in Metemma, northwestern Ethiopia. Higher temperatures combined with changes in land cover can make more areas suitable for the transmission of vector-borne diseases. Image ©️ Sydelle Willow Smith/DNDi.

African health experts warn of climate change & rising vector-borne diseases

17 May 2024

9 min read

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Climate change is linked to worsening brain diseases – new study

16 May 2024

5 min read

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The climate crisis is damaging our mental and physical health, with a World Economic Forum report estimating it will lead to 14.5 million deaths by 2050. Credit: Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

From our brains to our bowels – 5 ways the climate crisis is affecting our health

14 May 2024

4 min read

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It is critical that the affected communities have access to safe drinking water. Phill Magakoe /AFP via Getty Images

Floods create health risks: what to look out for and how to avoid them

10 May 2024

5 min read

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