The latest health news
With little fanfare and even less notice, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) recently launched its Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector. During a kick-off event, speakers made …
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The country is in a climate crisis. California is experiencing its second-largest fire, on the heels of its most severe wildfire season in modern history. The other side of the …
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During every humanitarian disaster — whether it’s a war, a pandemic, or an extreme weather event — pregnant mothers and their babies are hit particularly hard. More frequent and more …
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The Covid-19 pandemic exposed deep-seated inequities in everything from safe working conditions and affordable health care to kids’ access to the internet for school. It also highlighted another alarming disparity …
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The alarming new report, “Climate Change 2021,” from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emphatically and unequivocally reports that “human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land.” The …
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The health care industry focuses on healing. Yet its pursuit of that mission can cause harm. The harm caused by medical errors is well known. Largely unknown is the hidden …
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When Rosalind Wright started analyzing data on prenatal exposure to air pollution in mothers and children in Boston, she had a notion that ultra-fine particles could be even more harmful …
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President Biden’s pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 is an admirable and ambitious undertaking. It’s nearly double the goal set by President Obama in 2015. …
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Chelsea Clinton joins the “First Opinion Podcast” this week to discuss her work in public health, starting with the dangers of fracking to maternal and cardiovascular health. Clinton grew up …
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