Recent increases in rates of alcohol use disorder in women have been linked to stress and trauma. Our conversation will focus on vulnerable populations, such as women living with HIV and female veterans with military sexual trauma. Advances in treatments – including community partnerships and medication development targeting stress will be discussed.
Daytime temperatures in cities can be as much as 1 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit higher than in nearby rural areas. This “heat island” effect, caused by the absorption and re-emission of heat from buildings, roads, and other urban infrastructure, is worsened by climate change and affects the health of city dwellers. SciLine’s next media briefing will cover the basics of urban heat and related weather patterns, the effects of extreme heat on human health and wellbeing—including disproportionate impacts on low-income populations—and strategies for designing more heat-resilient cities. Three scientific experts will brief reporters, and then take questions on the record.
This webinar will provide an overview of what we know right now about the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus and what challenges it presents to public health based on its properties and epidemiology. Eric Topol, M.D., founder of Scripps Research Institute, and Vaughn Cooper, PhD, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Pittsburgh, will explain how the variant differs from others, what we’ve learned about it, and what it means for public health so you’re equipped to report accurately and thoroughly on Delta-related news. Tara Haelle, AHCJ’s core topic leader on medical studies, will moderate the discussion and take questions.
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