As climate change spurs soaring temperatures, outdoor laborers, particularly those who are older, are threatened by new levels of heat.
Researchers discuss the impact of climate change on children and suggest its impact on their health might be more severe, compared to adults.
The Stanford Climate and Health group aims to find ways for the health care sector to reduce emissions and build resilience toward natural disasters.
Stanford medical student Dan Bernstein challenges health care professionals to take steps to mitigate and respond to climate change.
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 periods of drought, according to a Stanford-led study that examined 20 years of snakebite data across California.
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.
Environmental changes are making people sick and urgent action is needed, Paul Auerbach and Jay Lemery write in the new book "Enviromedics."
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 …
