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Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoThe Guardian view on the collapse of environmental talks: petrostates blocked a global plastics deal, but we must not despair | Editorial
Blockers of the UN talks on plastic pollution have jeopardized future generations by obstructing a legally binding agreement.
fromNew York Post
3 weeks agoExclusive | Thousands of New Yorkers - including 'Orange is the New Black' actor Matt McGorry - suffer from 'Long COVID'
A COVID and flu vaccination campaign conducted by the Health Department over the past year referred 21,805 residents to receive long-COVID-specific services during medical check-ups and outreach programs.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks agoTrump effort to ditch greenhouse gas finding ignores clearcut' science, expert says
The Trump administration's proposed rule aims to rescind the endangerment finding, undermining the government's legal authority to limit greenhouse gases essential for addressing the climate crisis.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 month agoWe're Only Seeing the Beginning of the Texas Floods' Deadly Toll
Flood-related health impacts extend beyond the immediate aftermath, leading to long-term excess deaths. An estimated 22,000 additional deaths occurred in the U.S. from flooding between 2000 and 2020, primarily from heart attacks and respiratory diseases.
Public health
#climate-change
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months agoClimate change adds extra month of extreme heat for 4bn people: Report
Fossil fuel phase-out is essential to prevent rising temperatures and extreme heat impacts on public health.
Nearly half of the global population faced severe heat conditions exacerbated by climate change.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months agoClimate change adds extra month of extreme heat for 4bn people: Report
Fossil fuel phase-out is essential to prevent rising temperatures and extreme heat impacts on public health.
Nearly half of the global population faced severe heat conditions exacerbated by climate change.
fromIndependent
1 month agoIrish footballer Amber Barrett: After 17 years of playing, my heavy periods still cause anxiety
I remember that evening going out and playing the game, and I actually had a really, really good game, and I remember my mum had said to me, 'well, you know, maybe, it's not going to affect you so much in your sport,' but obviously that was such an early stage and it probably hadn't hit the ground running.
Women
fromIndependent
2 months agoCriminals responsible for vast toxic dump polluting drinking water told judge their health 'suffered from being taken to court'
Gerard Farmer absurdly claimed that people may have sneaked in to dump vast quantities of toxic waste because the gates were unlocked, evading responsibility.
London politics
fromBrooklyn Eagle
2 months agoExcessive-ozone air quality alert issued for tri-state area on Thursday, June 5
The National Weather Service has issued a health advisory for Brooklyn and the tri-state area due to high ozone levels, with an Air Quality Index forecasted at 101-150 on June 5th.
NYC parents
fromwww.marinij.com
3 months agoMarkers in blood and urine may reveal how much ultraprocessed food we are eating
The research led by Erikka Loftfield discovered biological markers in blood and urine that can indicate how much energy a person consumes from ultraprocessed foods, offering new insights into the food-health relationship.
SF food
fromIndependent
3 months ago'Crohn's disease forced me to give up my dream job' - patient reveals daily struggle of living with debilitating and incurable illness
"After struggling with unexplained symptoms for several years, I finally received a diagnosis, but it meant giving up my aspirations and facing daily challenges."
Cancer
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