“According to the analysis published Monday, the hysterectomy-corrected mortality rates put black American women on par with women living in some underdeveloped countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.” – The New York Times
One year later: evaluating the global response to Zika
We did not do “so great, according to more than a dozen public health experts who were asked to reflect on the response. The battle was a series of missed opportunities, they said, that damaged still-uncounted numbers of babies across a whole hemisphere.” – The New York Times
Are we too clean?
In a conglomeration of articles, New Scientist looks into the effects of modern cleaning on our health.
Study reveals striking disparities between urban and rural health
“When the federal government tries to address health disparities, it usually focuses on large population areas where they can get the most bang for the federal dollar … [a]nd that leaves vast areas of America without a federal or state partnership on ensuring access to care.” – The Washington Post
Rusty-patched bumblee is now an endangered species
“Pollinators are small but mighty parts of the natural mechanism that sustains us and our world…[w]ithout them, our forests, parks, meadows and shrub lands, and the abundant, vibrant life they support, cannot survive, and our crops require laborious, costly pollination by hand.” – The New York Times
President Obama reflects on his Administration’s clean energy legacy
“We have long known, on the basis of a massive scientific record, that the urgency of acting to mitigate climate change is real and cannot be ignored. In recent years, we have also seen that the economic case for action—and against inaction—is just as clear, the business case for clean energy is growing, and the trend toward a cleaner power sector can be sustained regardless of near-term federal policies.” –…
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How will changing legislation and diets affect superbugs?
“For more than a decade, the meat industry has faced mounting pressure from consumers and health groups to phase out the routine use of antibiotics in raising animals.” – The Guardian
Doctors in Philly are going door to door to help asthma patients living in poverty
“‘Poor housing is the elephant in the asthma room and must be addressed in a deliberate and intentional manner to truly eliminate disparities in outcomes among adult patients with asthma.’” – Philly News
New project maps how green major cities are
“Which cities have the greenest streets?…Rating a huge number of street corners for the relative greenery of their appearance, Treepedia … is one of the most detailed catalogs of urban greenery available.” – City Lab
Hawaiian pesticide discussions heat up in the new year
“’There’s still zero transparency for the long-term cumulative impacts on various communities around the islands for what [pesticides are] being sprayed and any impact it may be having over the long term…and that’s something that we have a clear obligation above anything else to dive into, because it is health and safety and people have a right to know.’” – West Hawaii Today