But first …The warming planet is a public health issueFor the first time, the American Medical Association adopted a policy declaring climate change a public health crisis. The AMA will also create a strategy detailing what physician practices and the health-care sector can do to combat climate change. The latestHere’s why advocates say climate change is a public health threat: Increasing temperatures have led to heat-related illness. Climate change has become a persistent danger to food security. Last week, they introduced legislation to require insurers to fully cover any FDA-approved birth control pills, including emergency contraception.

Source: New York Times June 14, 2022 12:26 UTC