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Climate change and health: A physician call for action

By The DO Staff

04.21.23

We celebrate Earth Day on April 22 every year, yet the health of the earth is failing. The 2022 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Impacts report states that climate and health care are inseparable. Climatic changes can adversely affect up to 78% of known diseases by placing increased pressure on vulnerable systems, populations and regions, compounding already existing medical conditions and health disparities.