Climate Change

Rising temperatures, declining crop yields, air pollution and other adverse environmental outcomes of climate change pose a threat to the long-term health of children, according to The Lancet’s annual update on health and climate change.

ATLANTA — Atmospheric changes and associated environmental stressors within 10 days of a clinic visit were linked to organ-specific lupus flares among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, according to a presentation at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.

As of Oct. 22, 2019, there have been 35 confirmed cases of eastern equine encephalitis this year — a significant increase from the average of seven reported cases per year.

Just when you think it cannot become worse, it does.

Researchers collected three species of ticks from multiple locations in Suffolk County, Long Island, and identified a high prevalence of polymicrobial infections capable of causing human disease.

Extreme heat events were associated with an increased risk for hospital admissions and mortality among patients with end-stage renal disease, according to a recently published study. Researchers also found these risks may vary by geographic location, race/ethnicity and comorbidities.

Global warming may have played a critical role in the emergence of Candida auris, researchers reported in mBio.

A large body of evidence supports the findings that environmental stressors produced by climate change negatively impact human mental health.

ATLANTA — Predicting the impact of climate change on the spread of infectious diseases is “not straightforward” and requires input from experts from various backgrounds, according Virginia E. Pitzer, ScD, associate professor of epidemiology and co-director of public health modeling concentration at the Yale School of Public Health.