Climate change-related allergies could put more kids in ER
More children could wind up in emergency rooms because of allergy attacks spurred by climate change, according to experts. A June 6, 2019 article in Yale Climate Connections outlined how rising temperatures caused by climate change are already…
How should hospitals respond to climate change?
Hospitals should tackle climate change by taking steps such as better preparing for natural disasters and curbing their own greenhouse gas emissions, said Ashish Jha of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health at a recent Congressional hearing.…
Climate change takes heavy toll on health, lawmakers told
Increased rates of asthma, the spread of disease, and more mental health issues are all linked to climate change, experts told a Congressional panel on April 30, 2019. Among those testifying before the House Committee on Oversight and…
On Earth Day, a call for Harvard’s fossil fuel divestment
Some of Harvard’s students, faculty and alumni want the university to drop oil and gas companies from its investment portfolio. Gina McCarthy, professor of the practice of public health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and…
Clinicians urged to act on planetary health
Physicians, nurses, and other clinicians were called on to help address urgent planetary health challenges in an April 19, 2019 comment in The Lancet. Co-authors of the piece included Samuel Myers, principal research scientist, planetary health, at Harvard…
Shedding light on climate change’s threats to health
Gina McCarthy wants to get the word out that climate change is more than just “a distant issue”—that it’s a very real threat to public health right now. In a wide-ranging March 21, 2019 interview with Medscape, McCarthy,…
How to talk to a climate skeptic
March 6, 2019 – If you’re talking to a person who’s skeptical about climate change, should you argue with them about scientific evidence? Maybe not, says Aaron Bernstein, co-director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global…
Health departments facing climate-related health issues
State and local public health departments across the U.S. have begun to prepare and respond to health risks related to climate change, including hazards such as extreme weather events, wildfires, and tick- and mosquito-borne diseases. Efforts underway at…
EPA is losing employees—and they’re not being replaced
Record numbers of employees are leaving the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and many are not being replaced, leaving behind a demoralized workforce, according to recent reports. In a February 15, 2019 story on Boston’s WGBH radio, current and…
Report: Increasing numbers of Americans worried about climate change
More than 70% of Americans believe that climate change is happening and more people than ever consider global warming a real threat to themselves, their families, and their communities, according to a new report. The report tracked nationwide…