Has Your Doctor Talked To You About Climate Change? – npr

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Article Synopsis – Doctors are beginning to talk to their patients about how some of the consequences of climate change – heat waves, more pollen, longer allergy seasons – can affect their health. Seventy medical and health groups have called for action on climate change stating, “The health, safety and wellbeing of millions of people in the U.S. have already been harmed by human-caused climate change, and health risks in the future are dire without urgent action to fight climate change.” To read the actual article article click here.

By Sharon Gray July 11, 2019 Newsletter