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Climate change: A health crisis and atmospshere CO2 levels reach new record

Jun
12
Climate emergency is a health crisis ‘that is already killing us,’ says WHO With 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning: the climate crisis is also a health crisis – and it’s already claiming lives. UN News
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RFK Jr. says he plans to reinstate some personnel and programs hit by massive health agency layoffs

Apr
04
Kennedy says he plans to reinstate some personnel and programs severed in massive HHS layoffs | CNN Some personnel and programs affected by sweeping reductions at federal health agencies on Tuesday will be reinstated, including a program at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that monitors lead in kids, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell CNN

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Anti-vaccine advocate hired by RFK Jr to study debunked link between vaccine and autism

Mar
26
RFK Jr. hires anti-vaccine advocate to study debunked vaccine, autism link David Geier has been disciplined for practicing medicine without a license. Beth Mole Ars Technica
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Record temperatuires last year accelerated rise in sea levels and approach to key warming threshold --U.N.

Mar
19

Record 2024 temperatures accelerate ice loss, rise in sea levels, UN weather body says

SINGAPORE, March 19 (Reuters) - Record greenhouse gas levels helped bring temperatures to an all-time high in 2024, accelerating glacier and sea ice loss, raising sea levels and edging the world closer to a key warming threshold, the U.N. weather body said on Wednesday.
 
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Trump rolls back Biden directive to study methods of lowering prescription costs

Jan
22
Trump rolls back Biden directive to study methods of lowering prescription costs Among the dozens of Biden-era executive orders he rescinded on day one, President Trump nixed one that aimed to explore new health care payment models that would lower prescription costs for Medica… jchoi The Hill
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Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Energy rejects linking climate change and wildfires

Jan
15
Trump’s pick for energy secretary rejects linking climate change and wildfires Chris Wright’s arguments are set to draw scrutiny from Senate Democrats during his confirmation hearing for the Energy Department post. Maxine Joselow The Washington Post
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Los Angeles fires strain local health system, doctors and nurses

Jan
13
Doctors, Nurses Press Ahead as Wildfires Strain Los Angeles' Health Care - KFF Health News A primary care clinic burned, medical offices closed, and hospitals struggled with possible evacuations. The wildfires that have incinerated large swaths of Los Angeles County are stressing the region’s health care infrastructure. Still, providers continue to find ways to deliver vital care. khngabeb KFF Health News

 

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Wildfires and climate change--studies; 2024 confirmed as hotest year on record.

Jan
10
How are wildfires connected to rising temperatures? The specter of flames devouring built environments has become more familiar over recent years and is often blamed on climate change. But is that always the case? Deutsche Welle
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How wildfires can undermine mental health for years

Jan
10


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Uncertainty about losing a home or a neighborhood is one factor, studies have showed, that can contribute to an increase in mental health problems among people who experience wildfires.

Mishra’s research on the 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California showed that people who were personally affected by wildfires were significantly more likely to have anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress than members of communities that had not been exposed to a fire....

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The health risks of massive wildfires

Jan
10
Wildfire smoke: What are the health risks? Multiple massive wildfires are raging in Los Angeles, blanketing the surrounding regions under a pungent haze caused by smoke carrying noxious gases and particulate matter that pose serious health risks. Nancy Lapid Reuters

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