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Sheetal K. Rao, MD, FACP @khedrao.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

📸 See Chicago summer through the eyes of the people who live it. Join us for a Photovoice exhibition featuring community stories about extreme heat, resilience, and neighborhood life. Learn how their voices help shape Chicago's Heat Vulnerability Index #Chicago #Photovoice #ClimateResilience

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Sheetal K. Rao, MD, FACP @khedrao.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“We are managing an emergency with tools built for a slow disease. Nobody..seems willing to say that plainly, because doing so would mean admitting that the entire architecture…is the wrong shape for the problem” www.independent.co.uk/voices/next-...

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The next pandemic won’t come from a lab. It’ll come from the weather.

The only way to manage the deadly – and immediate – results of flooding and heatwaves is to treat the climate emergency as we would an outbreak, not like a chronic illness, writes policy adviser Aliza...

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Sheetal K. Rao, MD, FACP @khedrao.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This piece resulted from several conversations Dr. Johnson and I had with each other and with other moms about navigating recent #wildfiresmoke for our kids. When smoke becomes a regular occurrence, it is no longer an acute health threat, but a chronic one. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/31/o...

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Doctors: Wildfire smoke will return. Illinois needs a better plan for its kids.

With no statewide standard in Illinois for children’s outdoor activity in poor air quality, program policies represent a patchwork.

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Hot & Toxic @hotandtoxic.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Home should be where we breathe easiest. But the air inside our homes can contain pollutants that affect our health, especially for children, older adults, & people living with chronic conditions. Dr. Sheetal Rao breaks down why indoor air pollution from our gas appliances deserves more attention.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 20/06/2026

Got a pile of old computers in your attic and old phones in your junk drawer? You’re not alone. But it’s not too hard to resell and recycle them without sacrificing your privacy.

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IL Clinicians for Climate Action @ilclimateandhealth.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

In a recent Catholic Health Association webinar, ICCA Board Member Dr. Sheetal Rao discussed how climate change is showing up through extreme heat, flooding, poor air quality, wildfire smoke, and expanding tick and mosquito habitats. Watch the webinar: zurl.co/I7SUG

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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 21/05/2026

update on this story: anthropic confirmed yesterday that they are scaling up capacity on colossus 2 as well as colossus 1, so they will indeed be running out of this campus

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The Senate confirmed Steve Pearce, a former member of Congress from New Mexico, to lead the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. He has previous argued that “we do not even need” most federal lands: www.publicdomain.media/p/steve-pear... via @chrisdangelo.bsky.social

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Steve Pearce's Confirmation Tested The Senate Public Lands Caucus. It failed.

Members of the purportedly bipartisan caucus voted on party lines to confirm Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management.

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I wish reporters would stop saying stuff like 'Scientists say we need to rapidly decarbonise to avoid catastrophic global heating' And simply say 'we need to rapidly decarbonise to avoid catastrophic global heating' It's not an opinion, it's a fact

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Sheetal K. Rao, MD, FACP @khedrao.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Enjoying the inspiring community and stunning venue during the Chicago Climate Action Hero Awards @ilclimateandhealth.bsky.social

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IL Clinicians for Climate Action @ilclimateandhealth.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

ICCA joined colleagues from across the country at the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health’s Our Planet, Our Health convention. A highlight was ICCA Board Member @khedrao.bsky.social's session on storytelling for systems change and how clinicians can inspire climate action.

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Sheetal K. Rao, MD, FACP @khedrao.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

“Small farms often bear the brunt of warming, and require increased investments for adaptation—investments that often become prohibitive for farmers struggling with health care costs.” Fascinating intersection of healthcare policy, farming and #climatechange insideclimatenews.org/news/0603202...

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On the Farm, the Hidden Climate Cost of the Broken U.S. Health Care System - Inside Climate News

American farmers are drowning in health insurance costs, while their German counterparts never worry about medical bills. The difference may help determine which country's small farms are better prepa...

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APHA @apha.org · 18/02/2026

BREAKING: New APHA lawsuit challenges Trump administration actions that would worsen air pollution: “EPA’s rollbacks are based on political poppycock, not science or law, and the courts should see it that way.” www.apha.org/news-and-med...

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

These kinds of costs are going to be socialised, right up to the point where they can’t be any more. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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South Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding

Residents of 16 houses on Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl express relief after repeated floods caused by climate crisis

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The nurses are pissed

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Let us not forget, it was the same administration that reduced us to wearing trash bags as protective gear while we watched the hospital go up in flames around us during the pandemic that just murdered one of our own on the streets in broad daylight. As a nurse & as a person, I will never forgive. I will never forget. I will never back down. This was never about border control.
This is about total control.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

1. In 2025, 32 people died in ICE custody. That figure was the largest in more than two decades and tied for the highest number of deaths among ICE’s detainee population ever. 2026 is only three weeks old, and it’s already shaping up to be much worse.

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Sheetal K. Rao, MD, FACP @khedrao.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

“Friends and family often ask me whether they can still trust the CDC. I tell them the truth, even though it is a painful and confusing message: you can trust CDC scientists, but you cannot trust the agency.” www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

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Opinion | The CDC Shooting Isn't What Broke Me

Continuing to show up to work at an agency I no longer trust is devastating

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...

scientificamerican.com

Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe

The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame

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Sheetal K. Rao, MD, FACP @khedrao.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I had the pleasure of meeting Karen Wright at the Midwest Climate Resilience Conference last month. We continued our conversation on her podcast “Every Day is Earth Day” which aired on Minnesota’s @kmsumaverick.bsky.social 89.7 FM this morning.

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Sheetal K. Rao, MD, FACP @khedrao.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Regular Midwesterners are financing the AI & Data Center boom with our water and higher energy costs. As #datacenters increase demand for electricity, how can we meet clean energy goals while keeping costs affordable, reliable and fair? Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v @elpcenter.bsky.social

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Sheetal K. Rao, MD, FACP @khedrao.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Illinois healthcare people interested in climate action—come join us!

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Sheetal K. Rao, MD, FACP @khedrao.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

At Nordson Green Earth, we get to work with some great interns! Malcolm, a sophomore at Tulane, helped us with our birdwatching community science project. Check out this blog about his experiences with birdwatching and lessons it’s taught him along the way. www.nordsongreenearth.org/post/birdwat...

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Birdwatching is for Everyone

“Birdwatching:” Maybe the word conjures an image of your grandma and the binoculars she always carried during your walks in the woods. Or maybe you’re reminded of the birdfeeder dangling from a pine t...

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Sheetal K. Rao, MD, FACP @khedrao.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

The survey remains open until 9/1. Chicago residents please fill out and share widely to help in this community-wide heat resilience effort.

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University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health @uicpublichealth.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

🌇 If you think it’s hot outside today, 30 years ago, Chicago was in the midst of a public health crisis in the form of a deadly heatwave. To find out whether Chicago is prepared for future heatwaves, listen to @uiceohs.bsky.social's @khedrao.bsky.social on @wbez.org at www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...

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Sheetal K. Rao, MD, FACP @khedrao.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Teaching 18-25 year olds about air pollution this week as part of @uicpublichealth.bsky.social @uiceohs.bsky.social new Greening Remedies for Optimal Wellness (GROW) institute. Anyone have a 20-50 minute fun, interactive activity to help them understand #airpollution? #climateeducation

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Mason Hickok @masonhickok.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

‘How to stay safe and comfortable during the coming heat wave’ Words from @khedrao.bsky.social in Morning Edition today. I appreciate the clarification on heat and humidity and their effect on the most vulnerable.

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How to stay safe and comfortable during the coming heat wave

A heat wave with high humidity will envelop large parts of the U.S. in the coming days. NPR asks University of Illinois Health's Dr. Sheetal Rao about staying safe and comfortable.

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Sheetal K. Rao, MD, FACP @khedrao.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Antifungal compounds are vital for protecting the health of humans, animals, and plants.” www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... Addressing Antifungal Drug Resistance — A “One Health–One World” Challenge | New England Journal of Medicine

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Addressing Antifungal Drug Resistance — A “One Health–One World” Challenge | NEJM

Use of some antifungal pesticides may select for resistant fungi in the environment, which can then endanger human health. Coordinated regulatory processes in this area are important.

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