A doctor’s prescription for climate change
By: Dr. Ankush K. Bansal, As a South Florida physician who sees patients with conditions affected by climate change, I’m concerned.
Doctors warn Trump about climate change, but he won’t listen
By: Don Gaede, M.D. - President Trump is exiting the Paris climate accord against medical advice.
July 2017 Champions!
Lori G. Byron, MD, pediatrician, & Robert G. Byron, MD, internist, have been hitting the road to tell people how climate change can damage their health.
June 2017 Champion!
Medical Champion for Climate & Health, Dr. Amy Collins
Half of U.S. doctors alarmed about health effects of climate change
Features Dr. Rob Bryon, speaking during the launch of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health in Washington, DC. Published in the Billings Gazette.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer: Climate change is making Americans sick, nation’s medical societies warn
Featuring Dr. Aparna Bole, a pediatrician at University Hospitals in Cleveland and member of the American Academy of Pediatrics' environmental health executive committee.
Environmentalists: Climate change may be hurting your health
Features Virginia Family Physician Dr. Janet Eddy, published in The Virginian-Pilot. Climate change is bad for the planet – and may be bad for your health.
Past time to address climate change
Dr. Claude J. Tellis, The Advocate (Louisiana), September 14, 2016. In mid-August, we experienced the biggest rain event in Louisiana history. It caused a 1,000-year flood.
Climate change is thawing deadly diseases. Maybe now we’ll address it?
By Mona Sarfaty, MD – Originally posted on August 25, 2016 in The Guardian. Earlier this month, an outbreak of anthrax in northern Russia caused the death of a 12-year-old boy and....
An outdoor exerciser? Here’s what your lungs probably look like.
By Caroline Wellbery – Originally posted on March 28, 2016 in The Washington Post. When a pathologist at Georgetown University’s medical school cut into the lungs of a cadaver during....
Suspending work on Clean Power Plan is not healthy for Utahns
By David Sundwall – Originally posted on March 12, 2016 in the Salt Lake Tribune. As a physician who has spent many years trying to improve the health of my patients....
Children suffer most from effects of climate change
By Dr. Aparna Bole, MD, FAA, & Dr. Kristie Ross, MD, MS – Originally posted on August 23, 2015 at Cleveland.com As pediatricians, we are concerned about the health effects of....
Our children need cleaner air
By Susan Pacheco – Originally posted on June 22, 2015 in the Houston Chronicle. Photo: Michael Paulsen, HC Staff The Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston areas rank at No. 6 and No.....
How rising carbon is changing seasonal allergies
By Samantha Ahdoot – Originally posted on June 3, 2015 in the Richmond Times. Nasal sprays, eye drops, pills, melts and inhalers fill the pharmacy shelves. Kids are kept inside....
Surveyed doctors report climate change is harming health
By Mona Sarfaty and Marybeth Montoro – Originally posted on April 17, 2015 in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Springtime blooms mark the arrival of pollen season in Virginia, and for allergy sufferers....
Adopting clean-fuels standard is a public-health imperative
By Howard Frumkin, Renee Klein and Craig Kenworthy – Originally posted on January 9, 2015 in The Seattle Times. EACH and every day, we take an average of 21,000 breaths. For....