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The study also revealed 36,889 of that number are impacted in their daily activities because of it.

New research shows that many of those with the condition are presenting to the already overstretched hospitals putting additional strain on the health service

The latest Lancet Countdown report, which monitors the health consequences of climate change, highlights the need to prepare for future calamities. Even as Covid-19 continues to spread, a recent study suggests that the likelihood of another pandemic increases by 2% each year. In the coming decades, the interplay between the…

Bacterial infections are the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for one in eight of all deaths in 2019, the first global estimate of their lethality revealed on Tuesday. The massive new study, published in the Lancet journal, looked at deaths from 33 common bacterial pathogens and 11 types…

Extreme heat and air pollution are taking a deadly toll, but it's not too late to save lives

"The climate crisis is killing us," said UN chief António Guterres in response to the report, urging a switch to renewable energy.

Australia's lack of a national climate change and health adaptation plan is putting lives at risk and our transition to renewables is "unacceptably slow", according to a report.

The implementation of lockdowns during the pandemic has proven a highly contentious issue. A recent report acknowledges some failings.

A new report from doctors and other health experts says the world's fossil fuel addiction is making the world sicker and is killing people