[Photo/IC] Climate change in the coming decades could lead to an increase in cases of kidney stones that would bring huge costs to healthcare systems, according to research by scientists in the United States.美国科学家的研究显示，未来几十年内的气候变化可能导致肾结石病例增加，这将大大加重医...
MEDICAL careEXTREME weatherNEPHROLOGISTSClimate change, health inequality, net zero, carbon footprint, global health Although Europe and the polar regions were hit hardest by global warming in 2022 in terms of rate of continental temperature increase,[2] it is those living in low-inco...
As climate change ramps up, costs are expected to rise:The changes to the physical environment are expected to increase the total cost of health care services and delivery borne by the economy. Air pollution and climate change already generate more than US$800 billion in health costs for the ...
A responsive PHC system is one that can anticipate challenges and needs, and quickly change course to deliver consistent and high-quality care to people no matter where they live, allowing the health system to withstand everyday shocks and major crises. This requires that community health...
Climate change: the challenge for healthcare professionals.The article presents insights on the ways by which healthcare professionals can help in communicating about climate change. It cites responsibility to reduce carbon emissions, with carbon taxes and renewable energy sources being part of the ...
The health care industry’s impact on climate change is increasingly recognized as an important issue. In the US, it is estimated that 8% to 10% of carbon emissions arise from the health care sector. Compared with other nations, if the US health care system was an individual country, it ...
Addressing the dangers of climate change and infectious diseases requires resilient primary-healthcare systems that can respond rapidly and effectively. Yet financial resources for health system investments—and public budgets more broadly—are finite. Given this context, stakeholders will need to make ...
SYDNEY, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Australia’s healthcare system is desperately under-prepared for challenges posed by climate change, a group of experts in the field of medicine and natural disaster management have warned. Published on Monday, in the Medical Journal of Australia, University of Sydne...
Climate change is a threat to human health; equally health care is a threat to climate change as it accounts for 4% of greenhouse gas emissions and 30% of the world’s electronically stored data. 350,000 international trials are registered on ClinicalTri
The US Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the establishment of the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE). Noting that the OCCHE is “the first office of its kind at the national level to address climate change and hea