Corrente A, Pace MC, Fiore M. Climate change and human health: Last call to arms for us. World J Clin Cases 2024; 12(11): 1870-1874 [PMID: 38660546 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i11.1870]
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Marco Fiore, MD, MSc, Academic Research, Department of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Piazza Miraglia, No. 2, Naples 80138, Italy. marco.fiore@unicampania.it
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
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World J Clin Cases. Apr 16, 2024; 12(11): 1870-1874 Published online Apr 16, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i11.1870
Climate change and human health: Last call to arms for us
Antonio Corrente, Maria Caterina Pace, Marco Fiore
Antonio Corrente, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, The Anastasia Guerriero Hospital, Marcianise 81025, Caserta, Italy
Maria Caterina Pace, Marco Fiore, Department of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples 80138, Italy
Author contributions: This editorial was mainly written by Corrente A and Fiore M; Corrente A and Fiore M designed the overall concept and outline the manuscript; Pace MC contributed to discussion and design of the manuscript; Corrente A and Fiore M contributed to writing, editing the manuscript and review of literature. All authors approved the final version to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Marco Fiore, MD, MSc, Academic Research, Department of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Piazza Miraglia, No. 2, Naples 80138, Italy. marco.fiore@unicampania.it
Received: January 23, 2024 Peer-review started: January 23, 2024 First decision: January 31, 2024 Revised: March 3, 2024 Accepted: March 22, 2024 Article in press: March 22, 2024 Published online: April 16, 2024 Processing time: 78 Days and 14.2 Hours
Abstract
Climate change, now the foremost global health hazard, poses multifaceted challenges to human health. This editorial elucidates the extensive impact of climate change on health, emphasising the increasing burden of diseases and the exacerbation of health disparities. It highlights the critical role of the healthcare sector, particularly anaesthesia, in both contributing to and mitigating climate change. It is a call to action for the medical community to recognise and respond to the health challenges posed by climate change.
Core Tip: This editorial sharply focuses on the interplay between climate change and health, advocating for a proactive healthcare response, especially highlighting the environmental impact of anaesthesia and critical care medicine. This editorial is intended to be a call to action for the medical community to acknowledge and address the health challenges posed by climate change.
