Health News Climate Change Is The Biggest Human Health Risk, Says Africa S Disease Boss

How climate change endangers mothers and children

This story is a collaboration between Vox and Grist and builds on Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis, a project by Vox, Grist, and The 19th that examines how climate change impacts ... Read More

Uniting academies of medicine on climate and health

Climate change is not only an environmental crisis but also a defining health emergency of our time. Its cascading effects, from rising temperatures, extreme weather events, air pollution, and ... Read More

Climate Change Is One Of The Biggest Health Threats Worldwide: Lancet Report

While heart attacks and cancers are well-known causes of death globally, climate change is one of those factors that needs immediate global attention. The 2025 Lancet Countdown report on Health and ... Read More

Lancet Countdown Africa Publishes Landmark Report On Climate Change and Health in Africa

PRETORIA - Climate change is driving economic losses in developing nations. It's slowing progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals and worsening threats such as infectious diseases, food ... Read More

Climate change and antimicrobial resistance

In early 2023, an exceptionally powerful tropical cyclone formed over the Indian Ocean, sweeping over Madagascar and Mozambique before finally dissipating—after more than five weeks—over Malawi. Read More

Climate and health strategies must address the biodiversity crisis

Vora is a practicing physician, senior adviser for One Health at Conservation International, and executive director of the Preventing Pandemics at the Source Coalition. Walzer is a wildlife ... Read More

Scientists predict wildfire smoke will be the most costly climate-related health hazard

Wildfire smoke is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths each year and will do more harm to U.S. residents by midcentury than any other threat driven by climate change, including extreme heat. Read More

As climate change burdens grow, community mental health alarm bells ring

People worldwide are struggling emotionally with the relentless escalation of the climate crisis, and reports show that climate change-related threats to mental health and well-being are increasing. Read More

Giving cities a health boost to help mitigate climate change

Faced with the increasing impact of climate change, the world’s cities need to find effective ways to preserve the health of their citizens. The world’s cities are warming and experiencing ever more ... Read More