Health & health facilities

Spikes in temperature-related deaths during extreme summer heatwaves “will eventually become commonplace” if societies do not adapt to the dangerous impacts of extreme heat, new research finds.

A study led by CMCC highlights how climate change exacerbates threats to child health in Burkina Faso, emphasizing the need for effective and urgent adaptive measures, to prevent worsening impacts and support sustainable development.

This paper explored residents' heat-related health and well-being outcomes, heat vulnerability, and recommended adaptation strategies in a low-income community of color.

This report dissects the COVID-19 countermeasures successfully adopted in Korea. The response of the government of the Republic of Korea to COVID-19 has been heralded as among the most successful.

A cognitive-behavioural clinical trial that is developing a treatment for sleep disturbances in anyone affected by a bushfire is now seeking participants.

Black older adults and residents of disadvantaged neighborhoods at greater risk for cognitive decline linked to heat waves

When fires spread through communities, as we’ve seen more often in recent years, they burn structures that contain treated wood, plastics, paints and hazardous household wastes. All of these items release toxic gases and particles.

In this paper, the researchers provide a comprehensive assessment of the impact of climatic stressors on child health in Burkina Faso.