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BY DAYA BAUM Microplastics (MPs), defined as plastic particles measuring less than 5 mm, have emerged as a pervasive environmental contaminant, raising significant concerns about their impact on human health. These particles originate from industrial processes that produce microplastics by the unintentional release of by-products, deterioration of everyday consumer products, and degradation of larger plastic … Continue reading The Impact of Microplastic Ingestion on Gut Microbiota and Digestive Health

BY LIZZIE FISHER Polluters might claim they don’t “lose sleep” over their actions, but in reality, they—along with millions of others around the world—do. A study published in One Earth, examined sleep patterns of more than 47,000 individuals across 68 countries over six months. Using wristband data, researchers found that rising ambient temperatures significantly disrupt … Continue reading Losing Sleep Over Climate Change: The Hidden Impact of Rising Temperatures

BY SEBASTIAN CORDERO MUNIZ Hurricanes, wildfires, blizzards. These are the destructive forces of nature associated with climate change. When considering the impacts of these disasters, public discourse is often confined to the damage on infrastructure and the economy. This leaves out another important and particularly devastating victim of climate change: health. Climate change and its … Continue reading Financing Climate Change Adaptation in the Healthcare Sector

BY LANXI LIN As the world edges closer to eradicating infectious diseases, the Middle East remains a battleground, where rising temperatures and extreme weather events fueled by climate change are threatening to undo decades of progress in public health vaccine efforts. Pakistan, a Middle Eastern country nestled between India and Afghanistan, is one of the … Continue reading Climate-Driven Barriers to Polio Eradication: A Case Study in Pakistan

BY MICHELLE SO Fueled by a desire to help others and fascinated by the potential of medications to enhance human health, Cristina Arnés Sanz studied to become a pharmacist. Majoring in pharmacy at the Complutense University of Madrid, in her home country of Spain, Arnés Sanz became increasingly concerned and passionate about the environment and … Continue reading Cristina Arnés Sanz: A Rising Global Health Leader

BY CRISTINA GARCIA Dengue, a viral illness transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, remains one of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), despite its growing burden. The global incidence of dengue has spiked during the past few decades, with the World Health Organization documenting a tenfold rise in cases from 2000 to 2019.1  In 2023 alone, … Continue reading The Microscopic Burden of Climate Change: Increasing Risks of Dengue Virus in a Hotter World

BY TOMEKA FRIESON What if I told you that there was an organization that not only cared for the planet but also for the people who call it home? More than just a conservation institution that focuses on regenerating Earth’s rainforests or maintaining species diversity, this organization buys back chainsaws, encourages local entrepreneurship, and provides … Continue reading Prioritizing Both People and Planet: How the NGO Health in Harmony Has Changed the Way Global Health and Climate Conservation Are Done

BY BLAKE MAULSBY Paula Kavathas has led an illustrious career that has charted new ground in both immunobiology and diversity in science.  Since a young age, Kavathas was always fascinated by science and medicine and thus aspired to shape her career around these interests. While at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a friend of Kavathas was … Continue reading Paula Kavathas: A Profile

BY VIOLET AFFLECK I spent the January fires in Los Angeles arguing with my mother in a hotel room. She was shell-shocked, astonished at the scale of destruction in the neighborhood where she raised myself and my siblings. I was surprised at her surprise: as a lifelong Angelena and climate-literate member of generation Z, my … Continue reading A Chronically Ill Earth: COVID Organizing as a Model Climate Response in Los Angeles

BY WILL SALAVERRY How does the way salmon dig their redds (nests) into the riverbed affect the flow of water downstream toward the sea? How does this, in turn, affect the health of the forest, laced by the rushing water that the salmon have guided through the underbrush? How does that ancient engineering influence the … Continue reading Health, Climate, and Herring in Sitka