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May 17, 2024 · In 2021, only New Zealand and Barbados had negative excess mortality. The 2021 GBD results are similar to the 2019 results, with cancers, cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal disorders, and mental disorders estimated to be the top four causes of health loss for New Zealanders (disability-adjusted life-years).
May 15, 2024 · Climate change is increasing overall temperatures and the frequency, duration, and intensity of heat waves, resulting in multiple adverse health outcomes. The effects are inequitable, with...
May 16, 2024 · Published: May 16, 2024 4:02am EDT. Climate change is making the symptoms of certain brain conditions worse, our new review has found. Conditions that can worsen as temperature and humidity...
May 8, 2024 · The database resulting from our literature search includes 972 studies and 2,938 observations of global change drivers on disease or parasitism from 1,006 parasite taxa, 480 host taxa and 1,497 ...
May 10, 2024 · The main common examples of NCDs include heat stroke, respiratory, cardiovascular, cancer, and mental health disease. Climate change can exacerbate these diseases or increase the risk of their development. The table presented in Table 4 below indicates certain non-communicable diseases that are linked to climate change both directly and indirectly.
3 days ago · Given that the effects of climate change on malaria and NTDs will vary significantly by disease and location, exhibiting non-linear patterns and evolving over time, this focus presents what the Task Team calls a growing emergency for the communities that have been historically underserved in relation to these long-overlooked diseases. “The ...
May 10, 2024 · In line with the World Economic Forum’s finding that climate impacts will cost healthcare systems a further US$1.1 trillion globally by 2050 (ref. 1 ), Braithwaite and colleagues highlight...
