{
  "id": 11315297,
  "title": "Climate Change Is Already Associated with Negative Impacts on Skin Diseases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/climate-change-is-already-associated-with-negative-impacts-on-skin",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-02T00:15:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/10/01/climate-change-is-already-associated-with-negative-impacts-on-skin-diseases/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Climate change is linked to negative impacts on skin diseases, affecting more than 40% of countries worldwide, according to a report by the Global Observatory of Access to Skin Health. The study, led by Dr. Esther Freeman, found that low-income countries experienced a higher prevalence of climate-related changes in skin disease prevalence and severity, with 55.6% reporting such changes compared to 28.3% in high-income countries. Heat-related diseases, such as heat rashes, were the most frequently reported change, with 81% of affected nations noting an increase. Other notable impacts included changes in inflammatory skin diseases and infectious, vector-borne diseases, as climate-related migration and ecosystem disruption alter habitats of disease-transmitting insects.",
  "summary": "More than 40% of the countries in the world have reported climate-related changes in the prevalence and/or severity of skin diseases, with a disproportionate impact on low-income countries. Climate change poses a growing threat to skin health due to rising temperatures, extreme weather events, altered rainfall patterns, climate-related migration and ecosystem disruption, all of which […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Climate change impacts skin diseases in over 40% of countries globally.",
    "Low-income nations show higher prevalence of climate-related skin disease changes.",
    "Heat-related diseases, like heat rashes, most frequently reported increase."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The widening gap in climate-related skin disease impacts between low and high-income countries highlights a growing health equity concern, with vulnerable populations facing greater challenges in addressing these changes.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}