Climate Change

An FDA advisory committee declined to support an approval for the heart failure drug omecamtiv mecarbil, citing narrow benefits of the drug.

The ACP often releases position papers advocating for policy changes that will better health care.

The Inflation Reduction Act may have been designed to ease household costs for consumers across the country, but it could have additional benefits for people with asthma and allergies as well, according to the American Lung Association.

Fungal pathogens that can cause various diseases will likely become more prevalent in the next 10 years thanks to climate change, according to a recent commentary.

More must be done to address the serious health consequences from climate change, according to the ACP.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As climate change increases the prevalence of damp indoor environments, which can exacerbate respiratory symptoms and diseases, clinicians should be able to advise patients on safe home mold assessment, a speaker said.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In this Healio exclusive, Erika M. Moseson, MD, highlights the impact of pollution and the changing climate on lung health.

Extreme heat exposure significantly correlated with a dose-dependent increased risk of kidney disease-related ED visits, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with hospitalist and host of Explore The Space Podcast, Mark Shapiro, MD, about honing impactful communication skills, how health care workers can get involved in politics and more.

When concentrations of air pollution increased and the weather changed, more people visited outpatient clinics for allergic rhinitis, according to a letter published in Allergy.