climate change
Heatwave health impact to worsen
Stakeholders are warning of the increasing danger heatwaves pose to human health, as northern regions swelter through an unseasonably hot September A Queensland University of Technology expert has warned Australians …
September heatwave looms
Sydney and Brisbane are set for a “savage” heatwave this weekend, prompting calls for the public to be cautious President of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, ACEM President Professor …
A changing climate
How will health services survive climate change impacts on rural and remote populations? Climate change threatens to impact the lives of Australians living in rural and remote regions, through increased …
Deadly heatwave warning
Heatwaves will kill an increasing number of people as the planet warms, a new paper warns About 30% of the world’s population is currently exposed to potentially deadly heat for …
Climate change causing heatwave deaths
Scientists in Europe have found that manmade climate change is to blame for hundreds of heatwave deaths. The team of scientists studied Europe’s deadly 2003 heatwave, using modelling to calculate …
Climate change could worsen diseases like Zika virus
The news of an outbreak of the Zika virus in South America is a grim reminder of the health hazards associated with a warming world, Climate and Health Alliance Executive …
Green pharmacy practice: FIP on environmental responsibility
The entire medicines use process must be changed so as to minimise the environmental effects of pharmaceuticals, FIP says in a document on green pharmacy practice The International Pharmaceutical Federation …
Lagging on climate change action affects health: PHAA
The Public Health Association of Australia has welcomed a report from the World Federation of Public Health Associations revealing the many countries lagging behind in policies that protect their populations …
Doctors raise awareness of climate change health impact
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians is raising awareness of the health impacts of climate change with a Day of Global Action. Backed by 58 international health and medical organisations …