Environmental Health News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

AI-powered chatbots suggest modest tweaks to climate policy rather than systemic changes, reinforcing the status quo, a new study finds. In short: Researchers analyzed responses from four AI chatbots to questions about nine environmental issues and found they consistently proposed incremental solutions over radical change.

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Black Health Matters

JANUARY 10, 2025

Climate crises are ravaging the nation, causing and amplifying severe health challenges. White flight in the area presented opportunities for residents who had trouble locating suitable housing due to redlining. These crises can affect the quality of ones mental health. This tragedy has leveled Altadena , 13,690 acres.

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Environmental Health News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Its been five years since the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice program launched, and at a recent retreat gathering the leadership team reflected on what weve learned and what environmental issues were watching closely as we near 2025. Listen below to our discussion and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes or Spotify.

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Environmental Health News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The final global plastics treaty, which stalled during talks last week, needs to address chemicals used throughout the life cycle of plastics, some of which significantly reduce our fertility and impair our health, in order to truly confront the full scope of the crisis. They are widely present in products that we have come to rely on daily.

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UK Health Security

DECEMBER 3, 2024

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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Frontiers

MARCH 15, 2023

Article link: [link] On the move: Climate change causes amphibians to seek new habitats Climate change causes habitat and biodiversity loss, impacting all species. Among them are many amphibian lineages, whose geographical distribution shifts as they seek new habitats in more suitable climates.

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Frontiers

MARCH 24, 2023

She is also a fellow with The George J Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and an associate of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. Photo credit: Karrah Kwasnik What encouraged you to work towards sustainability, more specifically on climate change issues and sustainable agriculture? “I

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Frontiers

AUGUST 14, 2022

Characterized by rapid climate change, pollution, and landscape alteration, the Anthropocene is an unofficial unit of geological time and is defined as the most recent period in Earth’s history (from the 1950s to present) when human activity started to have a significant impact on the planet’s ecosystems and climate.

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Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Written by Ashley Bardon, Isheeta Gupta, Aryan Kumar, Danielle Serota, and Brenna Simmons Another successful annual Global Health Week culminated with a “Meet the Experts” Student Social. Through her own global health journey, Iwelunmor continues to remind herself of her ‘scars’ and her ‘why’.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) parties meet every year at the Conference of the Parties (COP) to negotiate and agree action on how to tackle climate change, limit emissions, and halt global warming.

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Mercola

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Understanding the intricate connections between your immune system, gut health and overall well-being is a key part of reaching optimal health. Our conversation focused on significant shifts in medical practice, the critical role of the microbiome and the indispensable value of health coaching in achieving lasting health outcomes.

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Mercola

JANUARY 11, 2025

Understanding the intricate connections between your immune system, gut health and overall well-being is a key part of reaching optimal health. Our conversation focused on significant shifts in medical practice, the critical role of the microbiome and the indispensable value of health coaching in achieving lasting health outcomes.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

These breakthroughs cover a diverse range of topics, from physical sciences, life sciences, sciencepreneurship, art and science, and planetary health to discovering earth and space, emerging talents, engineering and technology, and social sciences and humanities. This same can, and must, be done with the climate crisis.

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Mercola

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

This has led to widespread vitamin D deficiency, a condition with significant health implications, especially for pregnant and lactating women. The two main forms relevant to human health are vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol).

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Mercola

JANUARY 21, 2025

DSM-Firmenich, a Dutch chemical giant, has developed Bovaer their answer to cattle methane emissions and climate change. Elanco Animal Health has partnered with DSM-Firmenich to distribute the additive, with plans to extend into the beef market after widespread dairy cow adoption. A recent FDA approval for U.S. More alarming?

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Mercola

MARCH 22, 2025

Understanding the intricate connections between your immune system, gut health, and overall well-being is a key part of reaching optimal health. Our conversation focused on significant shifts in medical practice, the critical role of the microbiome and the indispensable value of health coaching in achieving lasting health outcomes.

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Her current research focuses on applying an Indigenous worldview to invasive plant species on landscapes in British Columbia, challenging us to think differently about our role in ecosystems management as we face a rapidly changing climate.

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Frontiers

MARCH 23, 2023

Worldwide, human health is now better than ever before. However, all of these improvements in human health have come at a cost: the planet’s health. Most of these health improvements started in the Anthropocene — a geological epoch defined by human influence.

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News Medical Health Sciences

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Climate change is having a massive global impact on dengue transmission, accounting for 19% of the current dengue burden, with a potential to spark an additional 40%-60% spike by 2050 -; and by as much as 150%-200% in some areas -; according to a new study presented today at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (..)

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Frontiers

JULY 5, 2023

Open access publisher Frontiers is participating in the One Sustainable Health for All Forum 2023 co-organized by the One Sustainable Health for All Foundation and the French Development Agency (AFD). COVID-19 highlighted the challenges of interconnected systems for health, which integrate health, food, water, energy, and ecosystems.

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Frontiers

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The transition towards a fully open access publishing landscape is essential to accelerate the scientific innovations urgently needed to solve the major global challenges we face (climate change, global health, socio-economic inequalities, AI technologies, etc.).

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Association of Health Care Journalists

OCTOBER 22, 2024

That’s more of a spot check, as Lisa Gill , a health and medicine investigative reporter at Consumer Reports, told me. That’s not because it would harm the companies named — it’s because it could distract from the larger public health issue that might (emphasis on “might”) exist here and the need for further research to find out. “It

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Environmental Health News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Agents of Change in Environmental Justice Liliana Sierra Castillo on blue justice However, after listening to the voices of small-scale fishing communities in Mexico, Ive come to question the expansion of aquaculture and the Blue Economy as a whole. What is the Blue Economy? On paper, the Blue Economy sounds pretty good.

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Frontiers

JULY 28, 2021

Why does Covid-19 present itself more severe in some patients but not in others? Is it right to only make publicly funded science papers open to the public during a pandemic when the same kind of techniques can be used to help address so many other diseases, accelerate science, and help save the planet from climate change?”

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UK Health Security

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Pinaceae (pine) pollen On the roof of a UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) lab, at Chilton’s Harwell Science Campus in Oxfordshire, a new chapter in artificial intelligence (AI) and pollen monitoring is unfolding. Real-time data and pollen patterns The real-time capability is a game-changer.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

It’s a genre of medical study-based story all too familiar to health/science journalists: “a new study found X chemical in [common household product or food],” — the “scare” story that launches a thousand sensationalist headlines. Distinguish between public health and individual health. Others involve a bit of both.

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Frontiers

JUNE 8, 2023

Our Artificial Intelligence Review Assistant ( AIRA ) verifies that scientific knowledge is accurately and honestly presented even before our people decide whether to review, endorse, or publish the research paper that contains it. We face global, existential threats, from health emergencies to climate change.

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Mercola

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Understanding these differences isn't just about textile trivia, it's about making informed choices that significantly impact your daily comfort, sleep quality, and even your health. The protein structure of silk fibers responds to moisture levels by slightly changing shape, automatically adjusting its insulating properties.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Lisa Sullivan, associate dean for education, presents during a live session for SPH’s Online MPH Program. Lisa Sullivan, associate dean for education, presents during a live session for SPH’s Online MPH Program. Q & A with Emily Goldmann Emily Goldmann What led you to teach public health?

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Managed Care Matters

JANUARY 8, 2025

1) Hospital/Health System M&A will ramp up in a big way. Financially distressed hospitals/health systems offering themselves as prime takeover candidates as rates drop) Thanks for reading Managed Care Matters! Additionally, federal legislators have proposed some changes but none have been signed into law. Credit: U.S.

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Frontiers

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Ehler’s hope is that the European Commission will promptly present a legislative proposal, solidifying the commitment to protecting academic freedom in the EU. Despite existing declarations and legal precedents, he called for strong political leadership to enshrine these principles in concrete legislation.

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Gideon

MARCH 18, 2021

Changes in temperature and precipitation influence biotic and abiotic environments, disease vectors and hosts, and human behavior, including the amount of time spent outdoors (1). Skin rashes may also be present, as may lymphadenopathy. Erythema migrans are present in 75% of cases and are usually neither pruritic nor painful.

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Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

La convergencia de los movimientos obreros y ecologistas en el pasado y en el presente ofrece quizá el único camino para hacer frente a las actuales crisis ecológicas y de subsistencia provocadas por el sistema económico. Este ensayo ha sido elaborado gracias a la beca Agents of Change in Environmental Justice.

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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.

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Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The urgency of cutting emissions and phasing out fossil industries to mitigate climate change has brought the seemingly contentious relationship between labor and environment into sharp focus. The heavy layer of pollution killed 20 people and caused long-term health effects for at least 5,900 people.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

MARCH 31, 2025

environmental safety Top Scientists Issue Urgent Warning on Fossil Fuels In a new review, Mary Willis, Jonathan Buonocore, and other environmental health experts present a bevy of evidence that details how fossil fuels are harmful to humans, wildlife, and the environment, and identifies ways to transition to clean, renewable energy.

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Environmental Health News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Laura Diaz joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the intersection of social and environmental stressors on children’s health. The Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast is a biweekly podcast featuring the stories and big ideas from past and present fellows, as well as others in the field.

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