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This Heat-Health Alert (HHA) action card summarises the suggested actions that providers of health or social care should consider at each HHA level. This card is primarily intended for managers…
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May 2026
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UK Health Security Agency and Centre for Climate and Health Security
"The Green Imaging Department Certificate is an initiative developed by the ESR Sustainability Subcommittee to recognise and support the commitment of imaging departments worldwide in implementing…
To the Editor,Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is among the fastest growing causes of death [1]. However, lay audiences, including healthcare authorities, are often unaware of its mortality burden. For…
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March 2026
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Byrska, J., Martinez-Cadenas, R., Cordero, L., Julian-Mauro, JC., Gallego, D., Sanchez-Niño, MF., Ortiz, A.
Project completed as part of the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh (WWL) Green Team Competition 2025. Team membersLewis Veale, Physician Associate & Skin Cancer Pathway Specialist, Wrightington, Wigan…
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September 2025
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Lewis Veale, Dr Monica Bhushan, Andrea Jones, Olivia Madden, Ayesha Habib
AbstractBackgroundHealthcare contributes significantly to global carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, with kidney care contributing disproportionately to this. Renal medicine was one of the first…
In Germany, rising heat-related mortality and hospital admissions are posing significant challenges to healthcare systems. Nurses working in inpatient care facilities are particularly vulnerable…
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April 2026
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Maria Zink, Franziska Jung, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Katharina M.A. Gabriel
ObjectiveThis study explores organizational interventions aimed at mitigating heat-related challenges and stress for nurses in acute care settings, with a focus on adapting to the intensifying climate…
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April 2026
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Maria Zink , Andrea Nakoinz , Ulrike Krol , Niels Jansen d, Franziska Jung e, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller , Katharina M.A. Gabriel
SummaryBackgroundGlobally, the burden of chronic kidney disease and ensuing need for kidney replacement therapy (KRT)—dialysis or kidney transplantation—are increasing. Despite the mortality benefit…
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August 2025
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Zambeli-Ljepović, A., Tungsanga, S., Ghimire, A., Bello, ak., Okpechi, IG., Siyoum, MT., Mushi, FA., Asiimwe, F., Bagasha, P., Okungu, V., Bertozzi, SM., Hoffmann, TJ., Thomson, D., Muller, E., Scott, JW., Syed, S., Ascher, N., Stock, P., Rose, J.
Green nephrology has often focussed on dialysis, with its intensive use of water and energy. In comparison, non-dialysis outpatient care of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has received less attention.…
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March 2026
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Berman-Parks, N., Rho, E., Stoneman, S., Woywodt, A., Torreggiani, M.
To date, the environmental impact of kidney transplantation has received much less attention than that of dialysis. Facilitating a pre-emptive transplant is probably one of the most environmentally…
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March 2026
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Welberry Smith, M., Wrigley, A., Kojro, A., Emmanouilidou, A., O’Callaghan, J., Woywodt, A.
