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Emerging solutions to the global increase in chronic kidney disease

Association of Health Care Journalists

This population, like many agricultural workers in hot climates, is at increased risk of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause. Unlike chronic kidney disease with known causes such as diabetes, which increases in prevalence with age, this type of kidney disease is seen in younger and middle-aged adults and sometimes even children.

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Op-ed: Toxic prisons teach us that environmental justice needs abolition

Environmental Health News

Prisons are particularly vulnerable to heat exposure due to their aging infrastructure. Climate change is only making matters worse as 70% of prisons are experiencing worse temperature extremes than before. Environmental justice needs abolition so that we can move toward a world where we can all breathe.