Climate change poses global challenges as rising temperatures, recurring natural disasters, and the resulting increase in the prevalence of acute and long-term climate-related diseases threaten the health and safety of populations worldwide. The healthcare sector, one of the largest sources of ...
As climate change ramps up, costs are expected to rise:The changes to the physical environment are expected to increase the total cost of health care services and delivery borne by the economy. Air pollution and climate change already generate more than US$800 billion in health costs for the ...
Adamo Armando Palame, an MSF health promotion supervisor in Mozambique, explains it this way: "Those who wonder what climate change looks like should come to Mozambique. We are bearing the brunt of actions by the world's most polluting countries. We now have malaria all year round, and we...
The health care industry’s impact on climate change is increasingly recognized as an important issue. In the US, it is estimated that 8% to 10% of carbon emissions arise from the health care sector. Compared with other nations, if the US health care system was an individual country, it ...
This issue includes a JAMA Insights article titled “Introduction to JAMA Climate Change and Health Series” that discusses how climate change has been
Climate change is arguably the most important public health issue of the next decade. The impact of climate change should be understood in the broader context of population growth, degradation of ecosystems, inequality, food insecurity, urbanisation, slums and peak oil. Climate change is the result...
Climate change: the challenge for healthcare professionals.The article presents insights on the ways by which healthcare professionals can help in communicating about climate change. It cites responsibility to reduce carbon emissions, with carbon taxes and renewable energy sources being part of the ...
[Photo/IC] Climate change in the coming decades could lead to an increase in cases of kidney stones that would bring huge costs to healthcare systems, according to research by scientists in the United States.美国科学家的研究显示，未来几十年内的气候变化可能导致肾结石病例增加，这将大大加重医...
Climate change a major health threat to children, doctors warn Samantha Ahdoot, a pediatrician in Alexandria, Virginia, treated an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old who moved from Florida after a hurricane destroyed their community and their medical records at their doctor's office. ...
摘要: In an Editorial discussing the Special Issue on Climate Change and Health, guest editors Jonathan Patz and Madeleine Thompson summarize key issues in the field and describe the significance of research studies included in the issue.关键词: Climate change Global health Air pollution Health ...