Climate Change and Health Related Topics 
NPR Health
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
A study suggests climate change has likely played a significant role in the disease's expansion. Over 12 million cases of dengue fever were reported in 2024, the most ever. Image credit: Juan Carlos Cisneros)
KFF Health News
JANUARY 21, 2025
. “I could see people standing on the roof, watering it, trying to protect it from the fire, and they just looked so hopeless,” said Ramirez, a community outreach worker with the Pasadena Public Health Department. However, with each extreme weather event, the county has improved its support for evacuees, she said.
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NPR Health
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Since the Taliban took power 2021, Afghanistan has not been invited to big climate conferences. And money for projects addressing climate-related issues has been frozen. Are things about to change? Image credit: Lynsey Addario/Getty Images)
NPR Health
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Climate change probably played a role. Los Angeles County has reported eight cases of locally acquired dengue fever in the past few months; the first ever occurred last year.
NPR Health
JANUARY 8, 2025
Exposure to wildfire smoke is a growing health problem across the U.S., as climate change increases the risk and intensity of wildfires. Image credit: Jae C.
Association of Health Care Journalists
JANUARY 7, 2025
While climate coverage often focuses on heat, its health impacts have a broader audience appeal. Climate change affects air pollution, diseases and extreme weather. Medical schools across the United States are increasingly incorporating climate change and health into their curricula.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 21, 2025
Research explores the profound impact of climate change on neurological health, focusing on how rising temperatures, extreme weather, and air pollution exacerbate conditions like epilepsy, stroke, and sleep disorders, while calling for urgent research and mitigation strategies to address these vulnerabilities.
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