The toll of wildfires on health
The long-term health effects of wildfires; overhauling obesity diagnostics; shifting contraception choices among abortion patients; climate change鈥檚 effect on HIV care.
With extensive wildfires in Los Angeles, we look at the longer-term health impacts of wildfires and why there is still a risk to health after a fire is extinguished.
A global commission has called for an overhaul of how obesity is diagnosed, suggesting more measures for practitioners to help distinguish between different types of obesity and improve individualized care for each patient.
In Guatemala, reporter Jane Chambers takes us along to a local project supporting residents to transition away from ultra-processed food and towards more traditional eating habits.
Also on the show, in light of 2024 surpassing global climate warming limits of 1.5掳C we find out how climate change is impacting HIV prevention and care. Plus, how abortion patients in the UK demonstrate shifting contraception choices, with a rise in 鈥榥atural鈥� fertility options.
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Katie Tomsett & Jack Lee
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