Impact of climate change on hematological health

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Keywords:

climate change, ecosystems, human health

Abstract

Introduction: Since the Industrial Revolution, human activities have impacted the planet, which has been investigated and reported. Humans and all other living beings have a permanent interdependence with the environment, which has become even more evident today.

Objective: Analyze the main environmental changes generated by human activity and their impact on hematological health.

Methods: A literature review was carried out in PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar and SciElo. We excluded those that were not relevant to the objective of this review and selected 15 articles. Articles published in English or Spanish and with scientific validity demonstrated from systematic reviews, meta-analyses, quasi-experimental or experimental studies were included.

Development: Damage to water, air, and soil quality, the deterioration and loss of ecosystems, and the impact on flora and fauna have led to changes that translate into diverse and important hazards and risks for human health in the short and long term. The authors consider there is an urgent need to strengthen the link between environmental health and blood health. They emphasize that an integrative approach will improve medical care, anticipate risks, and reduce inequalities through the generation of scientific knowledge and the implementation of preventive strategies.

Conclusions: The health sector must take an active and leading role in addressing environmental challenges, integrating an ecological perspective into public health programs.

Author Biographies

Anelys García Salgado, Hospital Ivan Portuondo

Especialista de primer y segundo grado de hematología. Profesor asistente. Diplomado de anticoagulantes. Profesor de laboratorio clínico , genética y microbiología . Profesor de inmunohematología

Nelson Alvarez Capote, Sociedad cubana de ortopedia

Especialista de primer y segundo grado en Ortopedia y traumatología 

Anadely Gámez Pérez , Hematología

Doctora especialista en primer y segundo grado de hematología 

Juan Carlos Navarro Guerrero, Epidemiologia

Especialista  en epidemiologíA. Director de la sociedad mexicana de salud pública en Sinaloa 

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2025-06-04

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García Salgado A, Alvarez Capote N, Gámez Pérez A, Navarro Guerrero JC. Impact of climate change on hematological health. Invest Medicoquir [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 4 [cited 2026 Mar. 1];17(1):e947. Available from: https://revcimeq.sld.cu/index.php/imq/article/view/947

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2025): January-December

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