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Impacts of Climate Change on Health and Health Care Utilization

By | May 2, 2024

For new readers, the editors and the majority of contributors to The Medical Care Blog recently authored and signed onto a special consensus statement about climate change, labeling it the “greatest threat” to global public health. As part of the plan to publish that statement, we also declared that the drivers and health risks of… Read More »

Wildfires: Effects on Health and Care Delivery

By | August 27, 2020

Climate change is a contributory factor to wildfires in California this year that have engulfed 1.4 million acres of land.  Most recently, lightning strikes sparked new fires in Northern California, including the L.N.U. Lightning Complex (currently the third largest fire in California history).  Wildfires contribute to poor health outcomes and disrupt care delivery.  In addition, the… Read More »