France / Français
Why Doctors Need to Join the Fight Against Climate Change
5 days ago - By Fortune
The Declaration of Geneva , a modern version of the Hippocratic Oath, declares: "The health and well-being of my patient will be my first consideration." Beyond that, professional codes in many countries include the duty for physicians to protect public health, which requires a dual loyalty to our patients and the society.
If doctors today want to fully uphold this responsibility, they need to take an active role in defending their patients from the adverse effects of climate change. Fortunately, by the nature of their profession, physicians are already well-suited to do so.
First...
Read more ...
Search by Tags
Health Commentary Climate Change Public health
The headlines of News BreaK
Trump Defends Hush-Money Payments In Fox News Interview
The president says he never directed his onetime personal attorney Michael Cohen to do anything wrong. Cohen pleaded guilty Wednesday to making illegal payments before the 2016...
Accused Russian agent Maria Butina pleaded guilty to engaging in a...
Suspected Russian agent Maria Butina pleaded guilty Thursday to engaging in a conspiracy against the US. Butina has long been suspected of working with a high-ranking Russian...
Senate rebels against Trump, votes to withdraw US support for Saudi Arabia...
The Senate on Thursday voted 56 to 41 in favor of a resolution to withdraw US support for Saudi Arabia in the Yemen conflict in a stunning rebuke of President Donald...
Trump Attended Meeting About Hush Money Payments With Tabloid Publisher: Reports
Trump, his then-attorney Michael Cohen and the publisher of the National Enquirer met to discuss payments to two women in 2015, according to multiple reports.
A 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died 8 hours after entering Border Patrol custody
A 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died around eight hours after entering Border Patrol custody, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. The girl was reportedly having seizures...
Dr. Pimple Popper's TLC holiday special featured a rare 55-year-old...
Dr. Pimple Popper 's holiday special "12 Pops of Christmas" aired Thursday night on TLC. During the special, Dr. Sandra Lee (the real-life dermatologist behind the famous...
Man arrested after shooting, killing 'intruder' who was coming to collect...
Detectives later learned the "intruder" was a drug dealer and he was coming to collect a debt owed for methamphetamine, police said.
Michael Cohen is emerging as an invaluable asset in a new criminal...
Federal prosecutors are reportedly looking into whether President Donald Trump's inaugural committee broke the law by misspending some of the record money it raised from...
‘Evil does not prevail': French police kill Strasbourg market attack suspect...
STRASBOURG, France - The man authorities believe killed three people during a rampage near a Christmas market in Strasbourg died Thursday in a shootout with police at the end...
Starbucks is rolling out delivery at roughly 2,000 stores across the US as...
Starbucks is rolling out delivery at roughly 2,000 stores starting in early 2019. The coffee chain is partnering with Uber Eats to delivery coffee and other menu items. Only...