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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.
AbstractBackgroundHealthcare contributes significantly to global carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, with kidney care contributing disproportionately to this. Renal medicine was one of the first…
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.
A practical, collaborative, open access e‑book designed to help support educators and medical schools in embedding education for sustainable healthcare (ESH) into their medical curricula. As a…
In 2024, Global Burden of Disease (GBD) updated the forecast of global cause-specific age-standardized death rates. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) was forecast to increase by over 30% from 2022, while…
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February 2026
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Ortiz, A ., Lees, JS ., Torra, R., Stel, VS., Kramer, A., Mark, PB
While nature connection has been explored internationally, we know little about how nature connection – and its relationship with wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviours - varies across Australian…
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January 2025
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Kate Sollis, Usitha Rajeevan, Lily van Eeden, Kate Lee, Lucy Keniger, Brenda Lin, Lucy Klippan, Pauline Marsh* & Emily Flies
A really useful evidence-based article detailing the opportunities to reduce waste in dermatologic surgery. This is a great read for all those undertaking derm surgery and reducing the waste we…
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Vixey Silva, DO,* Tory Starzyk, DO,* Mohammad Fardos, DO,* Gili Amid-Toby, BS,† and Stanislav N. Tolkachjov, MD‡§k{
Frances Mortimer, CSH's Medical Director, responds to BMJ article, "Environmental Lessons Learned and Applied (ELLA): a new framework for identifying, prioritising and implementing decarbonisation…
The relationship between the natural environment and health outcomes has garnered significant attention in recent years. However, few studies have explored whether the benefit of nature visibility can…
