Deaths, ER admissions spike in weeks following weather disasters
Climate change–driven weather disasters are having broad and lasting impacts on people’s health and on health care utilization—and these impacts are likely being undercounted, according to a new study.
Climate change–driven health threats continue—as does fossil fuel use
Climate change continues to pose dire threats to people’s health and health care systems around the world, according to a new report in The Lancet.
Climate change worsening asthma for children of color
Days of extreme heat driven by climate change are disproportionately harming Black and Hispanic children with asthma, according to experts.
After climate summit, experts discuss key takeaways, next steps
A panel of leaders in the fight against climate change discussed key outcomes from the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, known as COP26.
Eric Rubin, Renee Salas elected to National Academy of Medicine
Two researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Eric Rubin and Renee Salas, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
On Earth Day, Harvard Chan experts talk climate and health
The impact of climate change on health is far-reaching, according to experts from Harvard Chan School. It can lead to higher levels of air pollution, more extreme weather events, the spread of infectious diseases, and greater risk of…
Earth Week 2021
A host of events are planned for Earth Week 2021, including a talk by the lead negotiator for the Paris Climate Agreement, Christiana Figueres.
Texas storm offers glimpse of how climate change threatens public health
In the wake of extreme weather that led to prolonged power outages and water shortages in Texas, Yerby Fellow Renee Salas discussed the health challenges posed by climate change and the complexities of responding to a disaster in…
Climate in the clinic
Climate change—and how it affects health—should be front and center for doctors, health care workers, and hospitals, said speakers at a symposium.
