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A hospital saved from closure has temporarily shut its doors to install a new heating system. Services at Bishop's Castle Community Hospital in Shropshire were saved in 2024 after a temporary closure announced in 2021 looked set to become permanent due to…
On August 8, 2023, the island of Maui experienced a major wildfire disaster fueled by windy and dry conditions. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard Hawai'i Pacific District 14 Compared with U.S. reference values, urinary antimony concentrations were nearly 40-fold higher in the Maui cohort. Manganese was…
Bangladesh Post Bangladesh needs $1.4b to tackle climate-related health risks: Study Bangladesh needs US$1.4 billion to address the health impacts of climate change under its Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) for 2026-2031, with a study identifying potential funding sources from domestic resources,…
The NHS is facing a more challenging winter than normal, the health secretary has said, after multiple heatwaves led to its busiest summer on record in England. Yvette Cooper announced £140m funding to boost urgent care capacity as part of an…
The NHS has been handed an £140million boost(Image: PA) The NHS has been handed a £140million boost to urgent care to help ease winter pressures on the health service. Announced today, the investment will go to 14 new urgent care schemes across…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The recent cold snap in Rochester is testing the House of Mercy’s capacity. The executive director, Michael Ford, says it’s a wake-up call to start getting ready for the colder months. “It’s just a reminder that it is…
The NHS faces a more challenging winter than normal, the Health Secretary has warned as she announced a £140 million boost for urgent care in England. Yvette Cooper said the money would help increase capacity, and NHS has been preparing since…
By Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Euronews ran a piece this week declaring that “climate change is putting Europe’s brain health at risk.” Neurologist Ulf Kallweit, co-chair of an environmental task force at the European Academy of Neurology,…
A global ecological study of 174 countries finds that each additional day of very strong or extreme heat stress is associated with higher male and female infertility prevalence, with the strongest associations seen for women and in lower-income regions. Article Title:…
Samantha Pickering is the public & environmental health policy manager at the Michigan Environmental Council. Credit: Michigan Environmental Council There are more than 45 air quality monitors stations across Michigan operated by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, but only…