Climate Change

Extreme heat exposure appeared linked to higher rates of mental health-related ED visits, according to results of a case-crossover study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

The deleterious effects of pollution on human CV health have garnered attention from both governmental agencies and nongovernmental researchers interested in understanding their pathophysiology and epidemiologic implications.

As climate change continues to impact the planet, events such as flooding and extreme heat will exacerbate symptoms for patients with allergies and asthma.

The American Psychiatric Association has chosen Petros Levounis, MD, MA, as its next president-elect, the group announced in a press release.

As climate change impacts patients with allergies and asthma, experts from the CDC offered recommendations and resources for allergists and immunologists to improve care in a report published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Patients with asthma who switched from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler cut their inhaler carbon footprint by more than half, without loss of asthma control, according to data published in Thorax.

Environmental exposures heightened by climate change adversely affect maternal and newborn health, and women are “particularly vulnerable” to these effects, according to a speaker at The Pregnancy Meeting.

Adopting a “One Health” approach to diet choices and nutrition recommendations can offer health and environmental benefits, according to findings published in Science of the Total Environment.

Every 5°C increase in daily mean temperature correlated with a 6% increase in hospitalization due to diabetes in Brazil between 2000 and 2015.

Implementing single-item food substitutions significantly reduced the carbon footprint and water scarcity footprint of participants’ diets, according to findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.