Climate change is driving many fungi to adapt to the Earth's warmer temperatures, which could mean more disease-causing fungi will learn to live in and on humans, says a McMaster University expert.
Apr 24, 2023
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Mitigating climate change is a key challenge of our time. One way many people try to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions is to eat less animal-source food—like meat and dairy—and instead eat more plant-based food.
Apr 20, 2023
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Some 67 million children partially or fully missed routine vaccines globally between 2019 and 2021 because of lockdowns and health care disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations said Wednesday.
Apr 20, 2023
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Climate change has led to more frequent and extreme weather events, including floods, storms, droughts and wildfires. As we continue to live through and witness these events, many people are more likely to be exposed to traumatic ...
Apr 19, 2023
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The health care system is a substantial contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and radiology's role in the health care system presents an opportunity to lead low-carbon, sustainable initiatives in workplaces and communities, ...
Apr 18, 2023
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A confirmed case of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) was recently reported in England. TBE is a disease that can lead to inflammation in the brain and is caused by a virus transmitted by the bite of a tick.
Apr 18, 2023
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Cases of the mosquito-borne illness dengue are typically seen in the tropics, but with the changing climate that may be changing.
Apr 14, 2023
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Doctors in the UK and France give details of a British woman who was infected with dengue while visiting family near Nice in September 2022, in a case report being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology ...
Apr 13, 2023
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From COVID-19 to monkey pox, Mers, Ebola, avian flu, Zika and HIV, diseases transmitted from animals to humans have multiplied in recent years, raising fears of new pandemics.
Apr 7, 2023
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Heat is a quiet killer. Unlike most natural disasters, which can leave visible damage across an entire region, a heat wave's effects on human health can be difficult to track. So after record high temperatures struck the ...
Apr 6, 2023
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