Heat islands and lack of running water promote dengue fever in Delhi, India
Credit: © Olivier Telle/CSH/CNRS What if more inclusive urban planning for poor populations was key to fighting dengue fever? This ...
Tag: Poverty/Wealth
Brazil: Air conditioning equipment days of use will double without climate action
Credit: See the paper Space cooling already accounts for 14% of residential electricity demand in Brazil, and it is expected ...
Digital health divide runs deep in older racial and ethnic minorities
FAU Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing study identifies factors and reasons for disparitiesCredit: Florida Atlantic University The COVID-19 pandemic ...
Study links intensive BP lowering to reduced CV risk in patients exposed to air pollution
Article from University Hospitals researchers published in the journal HypertensionCredit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND - Evidence suggests particulate matter is the ...
COVID-19 cases, deaths in US increase with higher income inequality
Credit: Photo courtesy Tim Liao CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- U.S. counties with higher income inequality faced higher rates of COVID-19 infections ...
Transformations within reach: Pathways to a sustainable and resilient world
Credit: © Adam Islaam | IIASA It is clear that COVID-19 has drastically changed our world, but how can we ...
Why so few black skiers and ballet dancers?
Racial discrimination at heart of African Americans' lower participation rates in range of recreation, cultural activities, says new bookCredit: Courtesy ...
Low cost chlorine dispensing device improves tap water safety in low-resource regions
Engineers invent device that requires no electricity or moving parts, lets users collect water as they usually doCredit: Amy Pickering ...
Water and gender equality
Stanford researchers find installing piped water near homes promotes gender equality and improves well-being in rural ZambiaCredit: James Winter Water ...
Trained medical staff can perform safe, effective hernia surgery
Single blind, randomized clinical trial in Sierra Leone showed that task sharing can expand access to medical care without compromising ...
New report reveals human, economic toll of air pollution in India
Air pollution in India contributed to 1.67 million deaths, loss of 1.36 percent of GDP, finds new report led by ...
How to accelerate solar adoption for the underserved
Berkeley Lab study finds certain policies and business models can lead to more equitable distribution of solar installationsCredit: Google Streetview ...
Prejudice, poverty, gender – illustrations show the reality of living with disease
Community-based research programme leads to innovative 'cartoons'Credit: Sightsavers Illustrations by a local artist in Nigeria are helping health workers and ...
Difficult to build a family after exposure to chemical weapons
Credit: Photo by Siri Sjolin People who have been exposed to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) feel uncertain, decades after the ...