Former GP Sarah Benn was suspended by the medical practitioners tribunal service (MPTS) after an arrest for her involvement in climate protests. In The BMJ today, two experts debate the question of when and whether doctors in such cases should be sanctioned. The recent case of Sarah Benn has sparked debate, partly ...
Especially in areas with lower rainfall variability and scarce vegetation Results provide a global perspective on effect of extreme rainfall events on health Extreme rainfall events are associated with an increased risk of death from all causes as well as from heart and lung diseases, finds an analysis of data ...
Activism is in keeping with a doctor’s mission to promote health and save lives, argues Dr Sarah Benn Last month, Dr Sarah Benn became the first doctor to be suspended from the medical register after being convicted and jailed for actions relating to climate activism. In an interview with The BMJ today, ...
Most (86%) sites exceed WHO air quality targets for major pollutants, analysis reveals Make air quality assessment mandatory to protect children’s health, urge researchers The air quality around planned new schools in England is “alarmingly poor,” with 86% of sites exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) targets on major air pollutants, ...
Improving care of asthma patients could help NHS meet its net zero target, say researchers Patients whose asthma is poorly controlled have eight times excess greenhouse gas emissions compared with those whose condition is well controlled—equivalent to that produced by 124,000 homes each year in the UK—indicates the first study ...
Failure spells “dire consequences” for low/middle income countries, warn health scientists Concerted international efforts are urgently needed to meet the targets set out in the 2030 Global Alcohol Action Plan (GAAP) and avert “dire consequences” for low and middle income countries, where alcohol markets are expanding, warn health scientists in ...
Two new studies suggest no safe air quality threshold exists for heart and lung health Short and long term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to an increased risk of hospital admission for major heart and lung diseases, find two large US studies, published by The BMJ today. ...
New estimates suggest that phasing out fossil fuels might have a greater impact on global deaths than previously thought Air pollution from using fossil fuels in industry, power generation, and transportation accounts for 5.1 million extra deaths a year worldwide, finds a new modelling study published by The BMJ today. This ...
Relatively small compared with overall toll of tobacco, but costs cumulative and preventable Bans on single use plastics increasingly common, but tobacco sources overlooked The costs of environmental pollution caused by plastics in cigarette butts and packaging amount to an estimated US$26 billion every year or US$186 billion every 10 ...
New series offers practical actions health workers can take to help reach net zero Cutting nitrous oxide waste in hospitals, switching to reusable vaginal speculums for cervical screening, and prescribing tablets over intravenous drugs are just some of the tangible actions doctors can take to reduce the carbon footprint of ...
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