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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.
- August 19, 2024
Extreme heat is hazardous to your health. Here are ways to stay safe as the globe warms.
- August 06, 2024Source: Public Health Watch
By the end of this decade, 10.8 million Californians — or one-quarter of the state’s population — will be over 60 years old. That could change the way the state prepares for rising temperatures. YSPH Associate Professor Kai Chen discusses his latest research.
- August 06, 2024Source: AAMC News
U.S. laws have reduced ground-level ozone since the 1970s, but scientists warn that rising temperatures will fuel more of the gas and stall pollution reduction.
- July 03, 2024
Yale School of Public Health researchers evaluate the association between exposure to hot temperatures during pregnancy and the risk of cancer in children.
- July 02, 2024
The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), one of the leading cardiovascular journals worldwide, recently named several Yale faculty members to its editorial board.
- May 16, 2024
When we talk about heat, what are we talking about? The health effects of temperature are really two-fold, if it gets either too hot or too cold, people can die, and people can get sick.
- May 16, 2024
Three outstanding members of the Yale School of Public Health faculty are honored as part of the 2024 distinguished faculty awards.
- May 14, 2024Source: TIME
Wildfires burning in Canada are sending smoke across the border, prompting U.S. officials to issue air quality warnings in several northern states. YSPH Assistant Professor Kai Chen discusses the potential health impact.
- April 22, 2024
The Yale Center on Climate Change and Health believes that protecting human health is the most powerful yet under-tapped driving force for climate action.