A growing trend in health care, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, is the implementation of telemedicine. Telemedicine is the delivery of health-related information and services among patients and providers via telecommunication technologies. An example is the use of video technology by doctors to evaluate, diagnose, or treat a patient instead of having a face-to-face encounter. … Read More »
Climate change is a contributory factor to wildfires in California this year that have engulfed 1.4 million acres of land. Most recently, lightning strikes sparked new fires in Northern California, including the L.N.U. Lightning Complex (currently the third largest fire in California history). Wildfires contribute to poor health outcomes and disrupt care delivery. In addition, the… Read More »
We are in the midst of two global public health catastrophes: the rapid spread of COVID-19 and the more insidious, chronic effects of climate change. The swift spread of COVID-19 has devastated many countries and their economies. But global changes in environmental conditions have been harming communities for decades. The World Health Organization estimates that… Read More »