Emory med school teaches health risks of climate change

Emory School of Medicine's administration is making climate change a formal part of its curriculum. (Pixabay Images)

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Emory School of Medicine’s administration is making climate change a formal part of its curriculum. 

It’s the culmination of several years of student-led efforts to ensure Emory’s future doctors learn about the growing health impacts of a warming planet, because climate change doesn’t just bring hotter weather and more extreme storms. It also makes many health issues worse — issues doctors need to recognize and treat.