Health & health facilities

Heat and humidity contributed to kidney damage and disease in the San Luis Valley in Colorado between 1984 and 1998, according to our recently published work in the peer-reviewed journal Weather, Climate, and Society.

As wildfires intensify and more people move to fire-prone areas, health and forestland experts are searching for ways to protect people from breathing in smoke.

Extreme heat is putting people in Australia at serious risk of heart problems and premature deaths, according to new research. As the climate warms, rising temperatures could more than double Australia's burden of cardiovascular diseases by 2050.

Fungi can keep us healthy or cause disease. As climate change drives fungi to adapt, their impact on our health is changing. Learn about the increasing risk of fungal infections and how to tackle the threat.

Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.

This New Zealand study reviews Covid-19 response strategies, focusing on elimination, vaccines, and health tech. It emphasizes better preparedness for future pandemics using data and policy insights, with UK comparisons to highlight alternative outcomes.

Like a smoky umbrella, wildfire smoke particles blocked incoming solar radiation, cooling the areas below. However, the cooling smoke layer also trapped harmful airborne contaminants.

The world's largest and most comprehensive study of the long-term health impacts of flooding has found an increased risk of 26 per cent of all diseases serious enough to require hospitalisation.