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Climate and health: Stories to watch in 2025

Association of Health Care Journalists

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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Occupational Infectious Diseases

Gideon

In recognition of World Health Day 2021 , which falls on April 7, the WHO points out that “some people are able to live healthier lives and have better access to health services than others – entirely due to the conditions in which they are born, grow, live, work, and age.” Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, vol.

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5 story ideas on migrant health crises facing U.S.-Mexico border

Association of Health Care Journalists

However, a less visible but equally critical dimension also demands attention: the profound public health challenges impacting migrants and border communities. There remains no evidence linking the size of the immigrant population, including illegal immigrants, and the spread of serious communicable diseases.