A.I. is using massive amounts of energy for computation and billions of gallons of water to cool equipment at data centers. Now, officials in the U.S. and Europe are starting to demand accountability. e360.yale.edu/features/artif…

Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are emerging as a potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease in preclinical studies. Direct evidence that this risk extends to humans is lacking. ⁦NEJM⁩ nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Days full of sharing, planning, connections, laughter, dedication and inspiration. The first in-person meeting of the Lancet Commission on Sustainable Healthcare is done! More to come 🙌🏻🌿 Big thank you to all & our co-leads Dr. Jodi Sherman & Andrea MacNeill #SustainableHealth Lancet Commission on Sustainable Healthcare

Approximately 6.3 billion people live at risk of vector-borne diseases, which cause more than 300 million disease cases and more than 700,000 deaths annually ⁦nature⁩ nature.com/articles/s4157…

Sobering comment. Much to learn from the siloes the SDGs created The drivers of academic career progression are in tension with the actions we need to take forward to protect people's health from the climate emergency Its time to re-think how we do science. and why.

Nice to see some concrete action by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in advancing healthcare GHG emissions reporting and decarbonization. This is important progress in the US. #healthcareGHG #climatechange cms.gov/team-decarboni…

Microplastics are everywhere—in our food, our water and even the air. In fact, by some estimates we ingest about a credit card's worth of plastic every single week. But what actually happens when these tiny plastic particles get inside our bodies? newsweek.com/warning-microp…

"vaccination has averted 154 million deaths" WHO launched the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in 1974 to make life-saving vaccines available to all. On the 50th anniversary of EPI, authors quantify the public health impact of vaccination: hubs.li/Q02w0Qpd0

I'd make this the lead story in every paper and newscast on the planet. If we don't understand the depth of the climate crisis, we will not act in time. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

By informing relevant multi-sectoral actors in society, scientific evidence helps understand how #climatechange 🌎interacts with #health🚑 across population groups, shapes mitigation and adaptation strategies, and evaluates policy efficiency📈 Read more 👉thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…

Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate change? | @drsimevans Tom Prater #CBarchive Read: buff.ly/3UPvASB

It's been a long time coming. But today, the World Health Assembly approved GPW14 as the new global health agenda, with climate change & health as the 1st of 6 strategic priorities - and launched the WHO investment case, including C&H at the core. 👏👏👏 who.int/news/item/28-0…

In their new Forefront article, Christopher Chen, Hardeep Singh MD, Joseph Bialowitz, + Dr. Jodi Sherman from Washington State Health Care Authority, BCMHouston, + Yale School of Public Health discuss how payers can accelerate environmental progress with their role in facilitating health system change. bit.ly/4bPxcmo

8/40. Marina Romanello of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change on children’s mental health and #LossAndDamage: “Children are disproportionately affected by #EcoAnxiety and #Solastalgia, mental conditions linked to their awareness of the #ClimateCrisis and their chances of survival.”

Tragic. #NoFreeLunch Student group that ranked med schools over industry conflicts votes to accept pharma funding statnews.com/pharmalot/2024… via STAT

Temperatures 1.5C above pre-industrial era average for 12 months, data shows | Climate crisis | The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/ar…

JD Vance says women should stay in violent marriages “for the sake of their kids”

🚨🚨NEW ABC News obtained audio of Donald Trump praising Tim Walz's handling of the George Floyd protests in Minnesota: “Very happy” “I fully agree with the way he handled it... [Walz is an] excellent guy”

New: Improving health system performance during #wildfires ✅Ensure $ for ⬆️ resources ✅Add air filtration aiming for PM2.5<30mcg/m3 indoors. If unattainable, protect vulnerable staff & patients w N95 masks ✅Remind evacuees to bring meds ✅Support staff thelancet.com/journals/lanpl…

nytimes.com/2024/08/29/wor… Imagine if we lifted each other up, and protected the commons together.