Environmental Health

BOSTON — People who consumed more environmentally friendly foods were less likely to die over a 30-year follow-up period than those who did not, according to research presented at NUTRITION.

A recent report from the Ecology Center’s Healthy Stuff Lab found a shift away from use of endocrine-disrupting bisphenol chemicals in retailer receipts to non-bisphenol alternatives from 2017 to 2022.

Cost savings and a smaller environmental footprint may be achieved by hospitals and health care systems that implement key OR quality improvement strategies, according to a review of quality improvement initiatives and interventions.

CHICAGO — In the U.S. and U.K., exposure to environmental factors such as lead and ambient particulate matter may correlate to increased CV death, according to a 30-year analysis of mortality data.

More must be done to address the serious health consequences from climate change, according to the ACP.

CHICAGO – Ray Dorsey, MD, MBA, neurology professor at the University of Rochester, discusses a presentation he gave on environmental risk factors that may be associated with Parkinson’s disease at ANA 2022.

People with diabetes are concerned about waste associated with therapy, and diabetes stakeholders must advocate for regulatory changes to address the problem, according to a speaker at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting.

MILAN — Support for Ukraine and sustainability are two key projects of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Oliver Findl, MD, MBA, FEBO, ESCRS president, said at the meeting here.

The environmental and societal impacts of climate change are progressing more rapidly than previously expected, nearing limits to what society can feasibly adapt to, according to a recent report.

Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and noisy road traffic may induce risk factors associated with disease progression of HF, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.