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Canada records world’s first patient suffering from ‘climate change’

 

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Canada has become the first country in the world to record a patient suffering from ‘climate change’.

The patient is an elderly woman living in British Columbia, Canada. She had been suffering from asthma before this. But recently, her health got worse and she had to be admitted to the hospital. There, the doctors said that heatwaves and air pollution had made her health much worse. So, they said that it is due to climate change.

Dr Kyle Merritt, the doctor on this case, said that for the first time in over 10 years, he has used the term ‘climate change’ while writing the patient’s diagnosis. A diagnosis means identifying a disease, condition, or injury from its signs and symptoms.

Climate change

Climate change is bringing about more and more extreme weather events across the world. This year, Canada and the US experienced some of the worst heatwaves in their history. The record-breaking heatwave lasted from 25 June to 1 July 2021 and it led to many deaths and wildfires. A study later said that the heatwave would have been extremely unlikely without global warming and climate change.

So, for the patient above, her health started to get worse after the heatwaves which led to the condition she is in now.

Now, seeing this, Dr Merritt has encouraged a few local doctors in the area to come together. They plan to launch a programme called the Doctors and Nurses for Planetary Health.

 

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