Non-communicable diseases

Climate change may worsen symptoms of heat‑sensitive genetic variants, making some neurological and epileptic conditions more likely to appear or intensify during heatwaves. Researchers identify “calortypic” genes that raise hidden vulnerability.

This paper shares findings from a study of the impact of temperature and rainfall on the incidence of noncommunicable diseases among older people in India.

By 2050, climate change could contribute to 14.5 million additional deaths, $12.5 trillion in economic losses and $1.1 trillion in extra healthcare costs. Health adaptation makes the conversation about climate change real and urgent in the here and now.

Many chronic pain patients cite the weather as a driver of their suffering, and climate change is making the torment more likely and harder to deal with. But research on the relationship is uncertain, and federal cuts could hold it back.

Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.

Cases of chronic kidney disease unrelated to pre-existing conditions are on the rise in India and other tropical nations.

In June 2021, British Columbia experienced an extreme climate event. A closer look at the numbers revealed something even more startling: people with schizophrenia — just one per cent of the population — made up 15.7 per cent of the deaths.

Insulin pumps and glucose monitors often rely on having a source of electricity, making planning essential.

A new study found that patients recovering from lung cancer surgery in a facility near an active wildfire stayed in the hospital longer than similar patients in the same facility when there were no wildfires.

This study explores the challenges that people living with non-communicable diseases (PLWNCDs) face in accessing early warning messages (EWMs) during disasters in Nepal, focusing on flood-prone districts of Kanchanpur and Kailali.