How can heart health care be greener?
A new review has shown how medical professionals in cardiology can help reduce health care's carbon footprint, by making small, low-cost changes in how they work.
May 3, 2023
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A new review has shown how medical professionals in cardiology can help reduce health care's carbon footprint, by making small, low-cost changes in how they work.
May 3, 2023
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Medical centers around the world could significantly reduce their carbon footprint and expenses by turning off MRIs and putting them in the lowest power mode instead of idling them when not in use, a new study in Radiology ...
Apr 25, 2023
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A new analysis of the carbon footprint of products used in the five most common surgical operations carried out in the NHS in England shows that 68% of carbon contributions come from single-use items, such as single-use gowns, ...
Apr 14, 2023
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As a psychologist, I have been researching, writing and talking about psychological and social responses to climate change for over ten years. An increasingly common response appears to be extreme worry.
Apr 4, 2023
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A new study from the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute has found that ready meals are not only not as nutritious as home cooked meals, but also have a higher carbon footprint.
Feb 14, 2023
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A study by UC Davis Health researchers assessed telehealth visits' carbon footprint and their potential savings in lives, costs and time compared to in-person visits. It included data from five University of California health ...
Jan 10, 2023
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If you were being treated in a hospital, your immediate concerns probably wouldn't include plastic waste, but maybe they should. Growing awareness of the links between environmental and human health has some in the U.S. health ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Trinity College Dublin researchers collaborating with University College London have demonstrated for the first time the low environmental footprint of water fluoridation compared to other preventive measures for tooth decay. ...
Aug 29, 2022
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A study examining the climate impact of low-value health care activity in Australia has found that unnecessary vitamin D tests generated carbon emissions equivalent to a car driving from Sydney to Perth 59 times.
Aug 24, 2022
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Birthing women denied nitrous oxide ('laughing gas') to relieve labour pain during the COVID-19 pandemic have turned to opioids instead, without any adverse outcomes for mother or child, according to a new study by Australian ...
Aug 16, 2022
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