On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization, the United Nations agency tasked ...

Back at the turn of the 21st century, Valley fever was an obscure fungal disease in the United States, with fewer than 3,000 reported cases per year, mostly in California and Arizona. Two decades ...

Dr. Rex Archer, left, and Dr. Gautam Desai talk about the local health implications of climate change on KCUR's Up To Date on Aug. 16, 2023. July 2023 marked the hottest month on record. As climate ...

Scientists have warned that climate change would alter the prevalence and spread of disease in the U.S., particularly those caused by pathogens that are sensitive to temperature. This year’s spate of ...

In a recent review published in the journal Nature Reviews Urology, researchers explore the impacts of anthropogenic climatic change on urological diseases and the carbon footprint of urological ...

Dr. Kamran Khan is a practicing infectious disease physician and the CEO & founder of BlueDot — an infectious disease intelligence company. After a summer of climate turmoil, from Canadian wildfires ...

Global heating has so profoundly altered our planet that some experts argue it's no longer about a changing climate and instead about a changed climate. In other words, the hotter, more chaotic world ...

Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year End Giving Guide. Doctors as far back as Hippocrates have connected disease and weather conditions. In fact, a study recently published in the ...

From deadly oyster diseases on the East Coast to wildfires out west, Canada's changing climate is putting pressure on the country’s frontline defence against contaminated or unsafe foods — the ...

Many chronic pain patients cite the weather as a driver of their suffering, and climate change is making the torment more ...

The U.S. government released its latest climate assessment Tuesday, highlighting the consequences for food systems, infrastructure and the economy if the planet continues to warm. It also details ...