Virtual consulting is a new and emerging contributor to environmentally sustainable health care, according to findings of new research published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
May 3, 2023
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The race is on to identify an effective vaccine for the COVID-19 virus. Once discovered, the next challenge will be manufacturing and distributing it around the world.
Mar 5, 2020
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The pursuit of net zero health care risks targeting the poor and exacerbating existing unfair heath inequalities unless careful consideration is given to the re-allocation of health care resources. A group of global health ...
Aug 9, 2022
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Reducing red and processed meat consumption would not only prompt a fall in chronic disease incidence of between 3 and 12 per cent in the UK, but our carbon footprint would shrink by 28 million tonnes a year, suggests research ...
Sep 10, 2012
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(HealthDay)—Hospital operating rooms produce thousands of tons of greenhouse gases each year, but changing the type of anesthesia used in surgery can help lower those emissions, researchers report.
Dec 8, 2017
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Surgical robotics are among the most complex devices entering health care, but how should we evaluate them? Published in Nature Medicine, the Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment and Long-term monitoring (IDEAL) Robotics ...
Jan 25, 2024
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We knew that climate change and its effects—natural disasters, pandemics, pollution—are negatively impacting mental and physical health around the world. Now a new study published in Perspectives on Psychological Science ...
Oct 4, 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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Researchers led by the Stanford School of Medicine have identified a set of simple food swaps that can make a big difference in an individual's carbon footprint—without the need for a drastic dietary overhaul. The suggestions ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Modern medicine comes at a significant cost to the environment: The energy-intensive industry generates greenhouse gases that drive climate change and unrecyclable waste that packs landfills.
Dec 7, 2023
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