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The impact of plastics on health is an area of increasing concern. Plastics specifically affect brain health and development, which is why psychiatry must pay attention to the growing plastics [...]

Introduction External causes of injury, including transportation-related injuries, self-harm, falls, and other injuries, are significant causes of death, particularly among young and middle-aged individuals. (1-3) According to the global burden [...], BACKGROUND: Although ambient temperature has been linked with injury incidence, there have been few nationwide studies to quantify the temperature-related risk and burden of cause-specific injury hospitalizations. Additionally, the impact of human-induced climate change to injury burden remains unknown. OBJECTIVES: Our objectives are to examine the associations between ambient temperature and injury hospitalizations from various causes and to quantify the contribution of human-induced warming to the heat-related burden. METHODS: We collected injury hospitalization data from a nationwide hospital-based registry in China during 2000-2019. Using a time-stratified case-crossover design, we investigated the associations between daily mean temperature ([degrees]C) and cause-specific injury hospitalizations. We also quantified the burden of heat-related injuries under the scenarios with and without anthropogenic forcing, using the Detection and Attribution Model Intercomparison Project to assess the contribution of human-induced warming. RESULTS: Our study included a total of 988,087 patients with hospitalization records for injuries. Overall, compared to the temperature at minimum risk of hospitalization (--12.1[degrees]C), the relative risk of hospitalization at extreme hot temperature (30.8[degrees]C, 97.5th percentile) was 1.18 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.14, 1.22], with an approximately linear association between temperature and hospitalization. Vulnerability to heat-related injuries was more pronounced among males, young ( DISCUSSION: This nationwide study presents new evidence of significant associations between temperature and cause-specific injury hospitalizations in China and highlights the increasing contribution of human-induced warming to the injury burden. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP14057

The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is an ecologically and economically important species that provides invaluable services for coastal communities. The oyster industry has a long history and tradition in the U.S. Gulf Coast states, but this fishery has declined dramatically in recent years following Hurricane Katrina, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and freshwater flooding events. Mississippi was once known as the 'seafood capital of the world,' but no commercial harvest from Mississippi oyster reefs has occurred since the 2018-2019 season. A review of the Mississippi oyster fishery was conducted to characterize historical conditions relative to a sustainable resource in this region, and how the oyster resource has changed over time due to environmental factors and nonbiological events. Since state management of the oyster fishery began in 1902, oyster landings have fluctuated dramatically over time due to complex interactions between man-made and natural disasters, variability in salinity regimes, and alterations in management authority and approaches. Prior to 2010, Mississippi oyster populations eventually recovered from mass mortality events due to improved environmental conditions coupled with large cultch planting efforts. Significant resources have been invested to restore wild oyster populations in the northern Gulf of Mexico, but these efforts have faced many obstacles, and the baseline to assess restoration progress is not well defined. Present-day challenges hindering oyster recovery efforts in Mississippi were also examined to improve understanding of key abiotic and biotic factors that influence oyster reef health and resilience. At present, adult populations are severely diminished and appear to be more recruitment-limited than during previous historical collapses. Climate change-related precipitation events in the past decade have altered water quality in the Mississippi Sound and have further hampered critical early life history recruitment processes, as well as overall reef resilience. Successful restoration and persistence of sustainable oyster reefs in Mississippi under current and future conditions will require substantial investment in management practices that provide suitable substrate for larval settlement, as well as enhancement of existing stock to promote increased larval supply. KEY WORDS: oyster fishery, management history, Crassostrea virginica. restoration, environmental disturbances, anthropogenic stressors, overfishing, INTRODUCTION The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) was one of the most valuable fisheries in the United States, but by the early 1900s, many natural oyster reefs were depleted or disappeared [...]

Researchers have found connections between heat waves and higher rates of death and fatal injury in many countries, (1-3) but less is known about nonfatal injuries. A study published recently [...]

The senior proportion of the population is growing--and growing fast. By 2050, the worldwide number of people more than 60 years of age is expected to reach 1.5 billion, or [...]

Author(s): Peymaneh Habibi [1]; Ahad Heydari [2]; Habibollah Dehghan [3]; Amirhossein Moradi [4]; Gholamreza Moradi (corresponding author) [5] INTRODUCTION Occupational heat exposure and heat strain responses due to climate change [...], Climate change increases heat stress exposure and occupational heat strain in tropical and subtropical regions with generally hot-humid climate conditions. The present systematic review was conducted to assess the effect of climate change on occupational heat strain among women workers. In this study, three main databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) were searched to find relevant literature on climate change and its effects using subject headings and appropriate MeSh terms. This article has been written according to the PRISMA checklist. A total of 6,176 studies were identified for screening and 13 studies were eligible for data extraction. Scientific evidence reveals that there is an imprecise but positive relationship between climate change and occupational heat strain regarding women workers. Some complications associated with occupational heat strain among women workers include fatigue, discomfort, dehydration, reduced brain function, and loss of concentration. Climate change can lead to an increase in the occurrence of heat-related illnesses and the levels of injury risk. In addition, its adverse health effects on women workers are mentioned. This systematic study identifies key priorities for action to better characterize and understand how occupational heat strain among women workers may be associated with climate change events. Strong evidence indicates that climate change will continue to cause occupational heat strain among women workers. It is essential to implement preventive measures considering multidisciplinary strategies to reduce the adverse effects of climate change on women workers health in hot weather settings. This can limit the health risks and negative effects of climate change. Keywords: Climate change, occupational heat strain, systematic review, women workers

The relationship between climate change and maternal health is an increasingly urgent issue as global temperatures rise and the frequency of climate disasters accelerates. (1) Maternal and neonatal morbidity and [...]

WHO urged world leaders to adopt a more integrated approach to addressing climate change and health. The basis for the appeal was set out in the COP29 special report on [...]

There is growing evidence that climate change is reshaping the global distribution of infectious diseases, including diarrheal diseases, (1) a leading killer of young children. (2) Interventions are urgently needed [...]

Justin Rentals began his career studying schistosomiasis, a disease caused by a parasitic worm common in tropical settings. But when Remais moved his lab to the University of California, Berkeley [...]

Over 200 health journals call on the United Nations, political leaders, and health professionals to recognise that climate change and biodiversity loss are one indivisible crisis and must be tackled [...]

Introduction Global warming is a major public health challenge. (1-3) Vulnerable people, particularly the old and infirm, are likely to be most affected. By increasing cardiovascular strain (predisposing to ischemia) [...], Background: Climate change scenarios illustrate various pathways in terms of global warming ranging from "sustainable development" (Shared Socioeconomic Pathway SSP1-1.9), the best-case scenario, to 'fossil-fueled development' (SSP5-8.5), the worst-case scenario. Objectives: We examined the extent to which increase in daily average urban summer temperature is associated with future cause-specific mortality and projected heat-related mortality burden for the current warming trend and these two scenarios. Methods: We did an observational cohort study of 363,754 participants living in six cities in Finland. Using residential addresses, participants were linked to daily temperature records and electronic death records from national registries during summers (1 May to 30 September) 2000 to 2018. For each day of observation, heat index (average daily air temperature weighted by humidity) for the preceding 7 d was calculated for participants' residential area using a geographic grid at a spatial resolution of 1 km * 1 km. We examined associations of the summer heat index with risk of death by cause for all participants adjusting for a wide range of individual-level covariates and in subsidiary analyses using case-crossover design, computed the related period population attributable fraction (PAF), and projected change in PAF from summers 2000-2018 compared with those in 2030-2050. Results: During a cohort total exposure period of 582,111,979 summer days (3,880,746 person-summers), we recorded 4,094 deaths, including 949 from cardiovascular disease. The multivariable-adjusted rate ratio (RR) for high ([greater than or equal to]21[degrees]C) vs. reference (14-15[degrees]C) heat index was 1.70(95% CI: 1.28, 2.27) for cardiovascular mortality, but it did not reach statistical significance for noncardiovascular deaths, RR = 1.14 (95% CI: 0.96, 1.36), a finding replicated in casecrossover analysis. According to projections for 2030-2050, PAF of summertime cardiovascular mortality attributable to high heat will be 4.4% (1.8%-7.3%) under the sustainable development scenario, but 7.6% (3.2%-12.3%) under the fossil-fueled development scenario. In the six cities, the estimated annual number of summertime heat-related cardiovascular deaths under the two scenarios will be 174 and 298 for a total population of 1,759,468 people. Discussion: The increase in average urban summer temperature will raise heat-related cardiovascular mortality burden. The estimated magnitude of this burden is >1.5 times greater if future climate change is driven by fossil fuels rather than sustainable development. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP12080