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Joint Statement From New York State Department of Health and Lewis County Public Health on Pediatric Measles-Associated Death in Lewis County

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Why the WHO must declare climate change a public health emergency

Across the world, people have felt the impacts of climate change firsthand. The Northern Hemisphere has had another record-breaking summer season of heat and extreme weather events. The Southern Hemisphere now faces a summer of heat waves, flooding, wildfires and droughts. This is driven by decades of climate change, now supercharged by an unprecedented El Niño—the warm phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, which is a cyclical warming and cooling of the Pacific Ocean driven by changing trad

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Climate health harms outpace action, prompting calls for global health emergency

The 2026 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change finds that many of the health risks and harms of climate change grew faster in the decade since the Paris Agreement was introduced (2016–2025) than in the decade before it (2006–2015).

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Wildfire smoke is invading America’s schools, and staying indoors may not be enough

Wildfire smoke is reaching schools more often, and researchers found indoor air is not always safer for children.

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Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy linked to higher autism risk

A study of nearly 900,000 families found that greater wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy was associated with a higher likelihood of autism in children.

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Global framework urgently needed to assess emerging health risks of novel chemicals, experts say

Over the past century, humanity has invented a dizzying array of novel chemicals for industrial, commercial and domestic use. These synthetic chemicals have been manufactured and released into the world with little caution for the harm they might cause to human health or to ecosystems that we depend on for life as we know it. […]

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US drinking water could contain double the reported PFAS levels, model estimates

Common ways of reporting perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—the man-made, so-called forever chemicals that pose environmental and health threats—could underestimate the concentration of PFAS in U.S. drinking water by as much as half, according to a study being published Oct. 23 in Cell Reports Sustainability.

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Europe's killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.

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Bird flu is raging on a Utah mink farm. It could spark a human pandemic, experts say, but officials won’t act.

Federal officials brushed off a bird flu otbreak as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that experts called “irresponsible” and “astounding.”

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Cutting air pollution and greenhouse gases could save Africa billions while improving health

Lowering air pollution in Africa has many economic benefits, according to new research by environmental scientists Chris Malley, Kevin Hicks and Caroline Sawe. They reflect on two reports that set out the practical ways that African countries can cut air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions at the same time, while saving billions through lower health care costs, fewer days lost to illness and greater productivity.

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US records first human case of H5N1 this year

A man in Washington has tested positive for H5N1, marking the first human case of bird flu in the US this year.

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Pennsylvania issues alert on congenital measles—something US hasn't seen for decades

Congenital measles can be fatal, and survivors require monitoring for years.

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Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.

Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that experts called “irresponsible’’ and “astounding.”

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WHO urges action on lead poisoning dangers

The World Health Organization on Thursday told countries to do more to prevent lead exposure, with hundreds of millions of children affected worldwide.

earth.com

Extreme heat poses serious risks for people with heart disease

Extreme heat poses serious risks for people with heart disease and doctors are urged to prepare vulnerable patients before heatwaves strike.

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'Wet tent syndrome' is killing Gaza's infants

Israel’s restrictions on shelter and medicine have left displaced families helpless as newborns succumb to exposure and preventable disease.