Nature

Climate Change is Hitting the Planet Faster than Scientists Originally Thought

by Jeff Tollefson

Latest IPCC climate report warns that rising greenhouse-gas emissions could soon outstrip the ability of many communities to adapt

New York Times

Hong Kong Hospitals Can't Keep Up With the Deaths Amid an Omicron Surge

by Alexandra Stevenson

Dead bodies are piling up on gurneys in hospital hallways as Hong Kong's health system is overloaded by its biggest COVID-19 outbreak of the pandemic

The BMJ

As Russian Troops Cross into Ukraine, We Need to Remind Ourselves of the Impact of War on Health

by Julian Sheather

The health impacts of war do not stop with trauma from fighting. Rough estimates suggest for each person killed by war, nine will be killed indirectly

Bloomberg

COVID Has Led to Surge in Orphaned Children, Lancet Study Says

by Mumbi Gitau

More than five million children lost a parent or caregiver to COVID, though the number is probably higher

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