During Climate Week 2020, a focus on how climate affects health
It’s imperative to get the message out that addressing climate change is critical to improving human health, according to Harvard Chan School’s Aaron Bernstein.
Non-allergic asthma linked with increased risk of severe COVID-19
Adults with asthma who became infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 were at higher risk of developing severe illness compared with adults who did not have asthma, according to a new study.
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.
Climate change can harm both health and health systems
The warming planet could worsen health for patients with chronic conditions, lead to new health harms, and wreak havoc with health systems, according to an expert from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Renee Salas—an emergency room…
Program explores molecular underpinnings of chronic diseases
The Program in Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics explores molecular underpinnings of chronic diseases.
Children’s health especially at risk from climate change
Climate change is predicted to harm children more than adults, according to a new report from The Lancet. A November 13, 2019 New York Times article about the report noted that if fossil fuel emissions aren’t limited in…
Asthma poorly controlled among pregnant women in U.S.
Pregnant women in the U.S. with asthma face numerous health challenges, especially publicly-insured women, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology:…