Hiding in plain sight
Dr. Sarfaty writes a poignant op-ed about the EPA's plans to change the rules that dictate what evidence must be considered as the basis for protecting the public’s health.
Carbon tax: Time is now
Letter to the Editor, The Seattle Times, By: Dr. Mark Vossler, Kirkland
Is climate change among the villains behind our weird weather?
BY Dr. Don Gaede and Connie Young; The Fresno Bee
Smog: A reminder congressional leaders must protect air we breathe
By Anne Mellinger-Birdsong, MD, FAAP; The Augusta Chronicle
Is the future just one long hot summer?
Blog Post from Dr. Cecilia Sorensen, Consortium Fellow: Global climate change is predicted to exacerbate underlying determinants of poverty and widespread effects on human health. .
Climate change and your health
By Dr. Georgia Milan, Idaho State Journal: Doctors have become increasingly alarmed about the effects of climate change on human health.
POINT OF VIEW: 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.
To Safeguard against Climate Change, Defend Obamacare
Published in Los Angeles Sentinel by Dr. Khadijah Lang, President, Golden State Medical Association. "As a physician, I see the health – and health care—impacts of climate change firsthand with....
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?
Mona Sarfaty, MD, The Guardian, August 25, 2016. Earlier this month, an outbreak of anthrax in northern Russia caused the death of a 12-year-old boy and his grandmother and put 90 people....
An outdoor exerciser? Here’s what your lungs probably look like.
Caroline Wellbery, Washington Post, March 28, 2016 When a pathologist at Georgetown University’s medical school cut into the lungs of a cadaver during an autopsy and revealed blackened tissue, one....
Suspending work on Clean Power Plan is not healthy for Utahns
By: David Sundwall, Salt Lake Tribune, March 12, 2016 As a physician who has spent many years trying to improve the health of my patients and communities here in Utah,....
Children suffer most from effects of climate change
By: Dr. Aparna Bole, MD, FAA, medical director, Community Integration, at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, and guest columnist & Dr. Kristie Ross, MD, MS, Clinical Director, Division of Pediatric....
Our children need cleaner air
Houston Chronicle; By: Susan Pacheco, Monday, June 22, 2015 As a pediatrician practicing in Houston, I understand all too well how much our county’s “F” grade for ozone in our....
How rising carbon is changing seasonal allergies
Samantha Ahdoot, Richmond Times, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Ahdoot: How rising carbon is changing seasonal allergies By Samantha Ahdoot Richmond.com Nasal sprays, eye drops, pills, melts and inhalers fill the....
Surveyed doctors report climate change is harming health
Mona Sarfaty and Marybeth Montoro, Richmond Times-Dispatch Springtime blooms mark the arrival of pollen season in Virginia, and for allergy sufferers the misery seems to be getting worse every year.....
Adopting clean-fuels standard is a public-health imperative
Howard Frumkin, Renee Klein and Craig Kenworthy, The Seattle Times. EACH and every day, we take an average of 21,000 breaths. For some of us, those breaths come and go....