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Study: Ingredient found in salad bowls and burger wrappers less safe than previously thought

02.05.2023

A compostable salad bowl seems like an Earth-friendly way to enjoy a healthy lunch. But the toxic chemicals used in containers like molded-fiber salad bowls, sandwich wrappers, and French fry …

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Led by students, a nascent climate movement is taking hold in medical education

26.04.2023

When Cecilia Sorensen was an emergency medicine resident practicing at Denver Health in Colorado a few years ago, summer was known as “trauma season.” Gunshot and motor vehicle accident victims, …

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Health / Health Tech

EPA proposes limits on carcinogenic gas used to sterilize medical devices

11.04.2023

On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed new limits on the use of a carcinogenic gas called ethylene oxide. The hope is to reduce ethylene oxide emissions by 80%, which …

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First Opinion

Opinion: Current heat warning systems are woefully inadequate in an age of climate change

11.04.2023

I’ve spent a decade studying the health impacts of extreme heat. In the communities I’ve studied, people don’t care to debate the origins of climate change or whether it’s even …

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Biotech / Pharma

Pressure is building on pharma and biotech companies to take climate action

29.03.2023

As the health impacts of climate change become harder to ignore, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies are facing increasing pressure from investors, employees, and government regulators to reduce their carbon emissions, …

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West Nile, Lyme, and other diseases are on the rise with climate change. Experts warn the U.S. is not prepared

15.03.2023

In the summer and fall of 2021, West Nile virus spread rapidly through Arizona’s Maricopa County and other areas of the state. The outbreak, with more than 1,700 cases reported …

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EPA announces proposed drinking water limits for six ‘forever chemicals’

14.03.2023

The Environmental Protection Agency for the first time on Tuesday proposed enforceable regulations for “forever chemicals,” also called PFAS, in Americans’ drinking water. The six PFAS are the first new …

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Experts weigh in on potential health hazards posed by chemicals in Ohio train derailment

21.02.2023

It’s been more than two weeks since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, spilling chemicals onto the ground and into waterways, and releasing them into the air …

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First Opinion

Opinion: How you can inspire your clinicians to reduce health-care-generated climate change

13.02.2023

Almost everyone is a patient at some time. And even if the interaction with a doctor or nurse or other clinician is brief, it’s an opportunity to do something to …

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