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In a new report, scientists at the Yale School of Public Health warn that smoke from the California wildfires can exacerbate cardiovascular problems. They also say the compound extreme weather events that preceded the fires represent a new era in public health in which climate change-driven disasters create new challenges for protecting population health.

Extreme heat could pose a significant threat to players and spectators at the next World Cup, according to climate and medical experts. YSPH Associate Professor Kai Chen expects temperatures to keep rising and says they will continue to pose a significant health threat.

Science Sessions, the podcast of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, speaks to Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor Kai Chen about the impact of wildfire smoke on human health.

The 2024 Lancet Countdown on health and climate change, an annual international assessment of progress toward the climate mitigation goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement — co-authored this year by three members of the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health — contains some of the most dire projections to date associated with persistent global inaction over the pressing climate emergency.

According to a new study by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Medicine, short-term exposure to high ambient temperatures may significantly increase the risk of stroke among people aged 18 to 64 years, especially women.

Every year, more than 11,000 deaths in the U.S. could be attributed to wildfire smoke because it contains fine particulate matter (PM2.5), according to a new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.

Pollutants from fires can travel great distances and have the potential to affect human health thousands of kilometers away. In a new study, researchers from the Yale School of Public Health investigated whether long-term exposure to fine particles in wildfire smoke was associated with increases in causes of death.

In addition to a fire's deadly flames, wildfire smoke is a threat to lives and health. Here's how to stay safe, from Yale School of Public Health experts.

Extreme heat is hazardous to your health. Here are ways to stay safe as the globe warms.