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Frontiers ebook releases: February 2023

Frontiers

Fernanda Echeverría-King; Derya Buyuktanir Karacan; Olusola Oluwayemisi Ololade; Nimita Pandey; Tebogo Mabotha; Huda Omer Basaleem; Rana Dajani; Olubukola Oluranti Babalola; Jae Sung Kwak PDF Nature-Based Solutions for Natural Hazards and Climate Change Edited by Borja Gonzalez Reguero; Michael W.

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How we monitor invasive mosquitoes and stop them spreading in the UK

UK Health Security

My team’s job is to identify and monitor the spread of vectors (typically mosquitoes and ticks) in the UK and assess the risk of vector-borne diseases to public health. This mosquito has been of increasing concern to public health officials across Europe and is listed as one of the top 100 invasive species in the world.

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Frontline health clinics adapt to climate challenges with assistance from a free resource

NC Health News

The Climate Resilience for Frontline Clinics Toolkit provided Helping Hand, which offers medical services to low-income and uninsured residents of Lee and Harnett counties, a road map for preparing the staff and its patients for storms and other climate catastrophes.” Chan School of Public Health.

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Health impact of California wildfires to be felt for years to come 

Association of Health Care Journalists

The wildfire crisis in California is not just an environmental disaster but a significant public health emergency with immediate and long-term consequences. The most immediate concern for health journalists covering this crisis is the impact of wildfire smoke on human health. As of Jan. micrometers or smaller (PM2.5)

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Gerontological Society conference highlights aging story ideas for 2025

Association of Health Care Journalists

While it was impossible to attend every session or fully absorb the wealth of information in four days, several themes and areas of concern emerged. Stanford health economist Jay Bhattacharya was announced as Trumps pick to head NIH on Nov. He directs the Stanford Center on the Demography and Economics of Health and Aging.

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How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

KFF Health News

” To understand how the bird flu got out of hand, KFF Health News interviewed nearly 70 government officials, farmers and farmworkers, and researchers with expertise in virology, pandemics, veterinary medicine, and more. health security system that would allow other risky new pathogens to take root, too. Case in point: The U.S.

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How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. To understand how the bird flu got out of hand, KFF Health News interviewed nearly 70 government officials, farmers and farmworkers, and researchers with expertise in virology, pandemics, veterinary medicine, and more. Case in point: The U.S.