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Senate-approved bills aim to ease burden on pilots amid mental health ‘stigma’

Culture of silence and fears of exclusion means aviation workers less likely to seek help for mental health issues Pilots and air traffic controllers in the US could soon have an easier time achieving a healthy mental altitude – a move with implications for the safety of air travel in America. The US Senate recently approved bills aimed at encouraging aviation professionals struggling with a…

Senate-approved bills aim to ease burden on pilots amid mental health ‘stigma’

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Extreme heat putting births in jeopardy, U.N. climate chief warns

Extreme heat is increasingly linked to problems such as premature births or underweight babies, the U.N. climate chief is warning.

  • Extreme heat jeopardizes pregnancies and child health, warns U.N. climate chief
  • Over two-thirds of health professionals report complications from intense heat in past five years

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