Anesthesiologists can play a role in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming by decreasing the amount of anesthetic gas provided during procedures without compromising patient care, suggests ...
Jan 27, 2023
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Implementing net zero policies would result in substantial reductions in mortality by 2050, according to a modeling study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.
Jan 24, 2023
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European consumption of pulses doesn't stack up against national dietary recommendations—with Denmark in last place. This is the finding of a new study by the University of Copenhagen as part of the "FOODENGINE" program. ...
Jan 18, 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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A new study has found that including climate impact labels on a sample fast food menu influenced participants' food choices in favor of more climate-friendly items. The study was led by a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
Jan 4, 2023
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In August President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant measure ever adopted by the U.S. Congress to combat climate change. While the Act's measures to mitigate climate change have ...
Dec 21, 2022
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As climate change continues to impact our world, more industries are looking for solutions to lower carbon emissions, and the health care system is no exception. In a new Sounding Board published in the New England Journal ...
Dec 16, 2022
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As the United States moves towards a world in which electric vehicles (EVs) have fully replaced fossil fuel-driven engines, can Americans look forward to reliably cleaner air and better health?
Dec 14, 2022
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Operating room (OR) personnel who rethink how they deliver surgical care to focus more on sustainability interventions could substantially reduce hospital costs and decrease their ever-growing carbon footprint, according ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Up to 8.4 billion people could be at risk of dengue and malaria at the end of the century if emissions keep rising at current levels. But even in a best-case scenario in which we reduce emissions billions could still be affected.
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