Researchers discuss the impact of climate change on children and suggest its impact on their health might be more severe, compared to adults.
Tag: climate change
The intersection of climate and health: Stanford group works for change
The Stanford Climate and Health group aims to find ways for the health care sector to reduce emissions and build resilience toward natural disasters.
Is the health care system ready for climate change?
Stanford medical student Dan Bernstein challenges health care professionals to take steps to mitigate and respond to climate change.
Climate change can affect nutrient content of crops, harming human health
Elevated carbon dioxide levels may lead to reductions in the nutrients in common crops such as barley, wheat and rice, increasing malnutrition.
Snakebites decrease after drought in California, Stanford-led study says
Snakebites decrease after periods of drought, according to a Stanford-led study that examined 20 years of snakebite data across California.
Is climate change fueling the spread of Lyme disease? A podcast
During a podcast, the author of "Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change" talks about the growing worldwide threat of this disease and the urgent need for more research into treatment and prevention.
Why we should care that climate change is making us sick
Environmental changes are making people sick and urgent action is needed, Paul Auerbach and Jay Lemery write in the new book "Enviromedics."
The effects of climate change on human health – and what to do about them
Every week it’s something new. Last week, the BBC ran a story about an outbreak of anthrax in Siberia, the result, researchers believe, of an old …