Lisa Patel, MD

Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections

Here we go. If they can’t win the fair way they will use coercion. The autocrats playbook. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Wildfire smoke is a growing threat to kids » Yale Climate Connections Children’s developing lungs make them vulnerable to air pollution.

As the climate warms, extreme wildfires are blanketing many cities and towns in thick smoke. Young children, whose lungs are still developing, are especially vulnerable to this pollution.

@lisapatel.bsky.social breaks down this growing threat in a recent @climateconnections.bsky.social ⬇️

Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in court Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of the agency’s “endangerment finding” over concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge.

Breaking news about EPA and climate:

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The EPA is abandoning its duty to protect our health and is instead protecting industry profits. I talked with @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy about how Americans will be left footing the bill from poorer health and higher healthcare costs.

my picture alongside pictures of engineers from NTHSA who look markedly displeased from hearing evidence their own agency has generated on why it's a terrible idea to repeal the CAFE standards.

Plans to repeal the fuel efficiency standards for vehicles will mean more air pollution, higher health care costs, and a sicker population. I joined experts from around the country today to tell NTHSA why this is a terrible idea.

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Today, our executive director, @lisapatel.bsky.social, spoke up in support of strong fuel economy standards for vehicles, which are good for our health, planet, and wallets.

Make your voice heard! Submit a public comment on the CAFE standards before January 20: www.votervoice.net/HP4C/Campaig...

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As 2025 comes to a close, we're excited to release the season one finale of #HealthyClimateAmerica! In this special mini episode, @lisapatel.bsky.social reflects on the past year and our commitment to keep showing up in 2026.

Tune in here ➡️ bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica

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Ob delivers a footling breech while I stand amazed
I resuscitate same infant who came out down and Ob comes over and lays relieved head on my shoulder on hearing baby cry
Really, though the gold star goes out to the infant born a fighter.
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Apparently originalism only matters if it aligns with the xenophobic instincts of the majority of the court.

We can’t solve what we don’t name. It’s 2025 and the fact that #fossilfuels are still not mentioned as the main driving factor for #climatechange shows how complete industry capture is.

Perspective: On A Sweltering Planet, “Make America Healthy Again” Puts Children’s Health At Risk The Trump administration is constantly enacting policies that slow clean energy deployment and expand fossil fuel infrastructure. These policies will only make the problem much worse, and a big…

"Completely ignoring the interconnected threats posed by climate change-related impacts and environmental pollution is not just a scientific oversight; it is a public health failure," writes @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social:

Climate change is the greatest driver of health for a child born today and the “Make America Healthy Again” report fails is big ways and small to direct the nations attention to the biggest upstream drivers that could make children healthier. Read my take with Grace Wickerson on why

Perspective: On A Sweltering Planet, “Make America Healthy Again” Puts Children’s Health At Risk The Trump administration is constantly enacting policies that slow clean energy deployment and expand fossil fuel infrastructure. These policies will only make the problem much worse, and a big reason...

PERSPECTIVE: By ignoring climate change as a threat multiplier, MAHA is missing the forest for the trees and will unnecessarily put the lives of millions of children at risk, argue @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social.

Democracy is like a muscle. Use it or lose it. #vote2025

Tell me you don’t care about children without telling me you don’t care about children #protectsnap

This is incredibly dangerous. The world is changing faster than people either understand or are prepared for. Journalism is essential in building that consciousness. #climateaction

Who is going to tell @nytimes.com they’re about 9 months behind the rest of us?

#Greenwashing alert on LinkedIn

This is the laugh I needed today

Commonwealth Fund ranks which states are best, worst for health and climate change preparation Regions prone to extreme weather events like heat waves, hurricanes, and severe winter weather scored the worst.

From Healthcare Brew: Dr. @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social says health systems must leverage their voice in clean energy policy decisions—"it both affects their operations and it affects the health of their populations."

Read more: www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025...

Extreme heat is harming our health, and we need to strengthen awareness among patients, providers, and our communities. Thank you @keertigopal.bsky.social for uplifting this critical topic and expert voices like @lisapatel.bsky.social.

When I feel sad about who we’ve become as a country, I remember those in power do not represent most of us. Watching Chicagoans stand up for a total stranger being treated inhumanely—I’m reminded that most of us are kind, caring, and decent. And we’ll fight for a kind, decent, caring world.

Great to meet you in person!

Press Release: Leading Health and Medical Organizations Urge EPA to Uphold Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Protect Public Health - The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH) More than 115 leading health and medical organizations have signed on to a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject its proposed rescission of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endanger...

Today @docsforclimate.bsky.social released a letter signed by over 120 national/state orgs across medicine, nursing, pharmacy, & veterinary medicine, across 36 states recognizing #climatechange as a profound danger to our health. We’re asking EPA to protect the #endangermentfinding lnkd.in/grgEZ2qF

3. While claiming to want to hold special interests to account, the recommendations are anemic at best on that count. Not a surprise but worth saying it out loud.

2. I can't be sure, but I think they gave Lee Zeldin free reign to insert random sentences/phrases about being pro-growth and pro-economy whenever the language veered too far into holding industry to account for the pollution they caused.

Consortium Statement on the Newly Released "Make Our Children Healthy Again" Strategy Report - The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH) Consortium Executive Director Lisa Patel, MD, speaks out on the newly released strategy report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission.

Reading the #MAHA report—3 things struck me.

Instead of a thoughtful framework from experts in kids’ health, it’s a mishmash of whatever irked RFK Jr. enough to jot down. Worth noting: not a single children’s health expert is listed as an author. Not. One. bit.ly/45Xl82a

The future of our kids depends on what schools do today. I had a powerful conversation with Lisa Patel, MD, MESc, the Executive Director of The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health about…... The future of our kids depends on what schools do today. I had a powerful conversation with Lisa Patel, MD, MESc, the Executive Director of The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health about ...

Loved getting to join Senator Bill Frist in Nashville for a convening on improving student outcomes by addressing environmental factors. The convention attracted educators and decisionmakers across the state who understand our changing world & the need for solutions
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So glad to be on this podcast with @lisapatel.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @abxaware.bsky.social @shreya-pedsid.bsky.social

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#extremeheat is a risk for preterm birth and low birthweight infants. We’re under heat advisory near my hospital. Remember to stay cool and stay hydrated. #climatechange