WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Suzy Fitzgerald remembers on the lookout out the home windows as wildfire flames surrounded the clinic exactly where she worked. “We had hearth in all 3 directions,” Fitzgerald recalled. “I thought, ‘Oh gosh, this is significant. We need to get these men and women out.’” Fitzgerald […]
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Opinion | How health systems can fight climate change by not using desflurane
Comment on this storyComment Narrated audio|Listen6 min Physicians, nurses and other front-line providers know firsthand the health impacts of climate change. Air pollution exacerbates asthma and emphysema; extreme heat worsens heart and kidney conditions; and rising temperatures increase the occurrence of a wide range of illnesses, including mosquito-borne infections and […]
New toolkit designed to help health clinics during climate disasters
Illustration: Allie Carl/Axios Scientists launched a toolkit Tuesday made to support no cost and very low-cost clinics in the U.S. to greater offer with warmth waves, hurricanes, wildfires and floods in underserved communities. The major picture: Irrespective of managing all those most vulnerable to the well being impacts of weather-fueled […]