Environmental exposures including poor air quality and extreme temperatures are
exacerbated by climate change and are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes …

Objective To review the international literature and assess the ways healthcare systems are
mitigating and can mitigate their carbon footprint, which is currently estimated to be more …

In an era of electronics-driven healthcare, the disposability of many medical devices raises
environmental concerns. Transitioning these devices towards a circular economy, involving …

Introduction Sustainability in healthcare is a rapidly develo** area of research with recent
formal recognition from institutions around the world. We completed an update of a …

Objectives GI endoscopy units represent the third largest producers of medical waste. We
aimed to determine endoscopic instrument composition and life cycle assessment (LCA) …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with a
substantial amount of health-care resources targeted towards its diagnosis and …

Because of global warming, integrating an ecological dimension to the practice of pathology
is crucial, as already performed in other medical specialties. The aim of the study was to …

Background: Climate change is the 21st century's biggest global health threat, endangering
health care systems worldwide. Health care systems, and hospital care in particular, are also …

Ironically, healthcare systems are key agents in respiratory-related diseases and estimated
deaths because of the high impact of their greenhouse gas emissions, along with industry …

The unsustainable take-make-dispose linear economy prevalent in healthcare contributes
4.4% to global Greenhouse Gas emissions. A popular but not yet widely-embraced solution …