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This article looks at how public health is becoming increasingly threatened by global warming, land use, and changing wildfire patterns that shape vegetation type, structure, and biodiversity and…
A cooling economy and a warming climate make this an opportune time to consider how ophthalmology might respond to the need to improve services while cutting costs. Although the NHS has enjoyed…
This paper presents the results of theclimate and healthscorecardproject, the first known peer-reviewed study to compare the green credentials of UK health organisations.11 of 25 invited UK health…
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October 2022
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Cookea, E., Cussans, A., Clack, A., & Cornford, C.
The decision byThe Lancetto commission a 40-page report into the health effects of global warming should be taken as an indication that the medical profession can no longer ignore the implications of…
The disposal of waste contributes to the environmental impact of healthcare. Kidney care, and dialysis in particular, produces large amounts of plastic and packaging waste. If explored further, the…
Improving productivity, costs and environmental impact in international eye health services: using the 'eyefficiency' cataract surgical services auditing tool to assess the value of cataract surgical…
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October 2022
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Goel, H., Wemyss, T. A., Harris, T., Steinbach, I., Stancliffe, R., Cassels-Brown, A., Thomas, P. B. M., & Thiel, C. L.
This article looks at how biodiversity is influencing human health. This paper contains a broad investigation of the spread of OHFV (Omsk haemorrhagic fever virus) in Kazakhstan in human cerebrospinal…
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April 2022
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Wagner, E., Shin, A., Tukhanova, N., Turebekov, N., Nurmakhanov, T., Sutyagin, V., Berdibekov, A., Maikanov, N., Lezdinsh, I., Shapiyeva, Z., Shevtsov, A., Freimüller, K., Peintner, L., Ehrhardt, C., & Essbauer, S.
This research article is a reflective narrative documenting how ‘climate change impacts, exposures, and vulnerability indicators’ (CCIEVIs) have been developed, as a set of measurable indicators. The…
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April 2022
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Claudia Di Napoli, Alice McGushin, Marina Romanello, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Wenjia Cai, Jonathan Chambers, Shouro Dasgupta, Luis E. Escobar, Ilan Kelman, Tord Kjellstrom, Dominic Kniveton, Yang Liu, Zhao Liu, Rachel Lowe, Jaime Martinez-Urtaza, Celia McMich
