How to make “single use” surgical items more sustainable

Items that cannot be reused have become the enemy of efforts to tackle climate change, but in medicine they are unavoidably common. Jennifer Taylor reports on efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of surgery in the UK

Environmental sustainability in healthcare systems: role of frugal innovation

Greater use of frugal innovation has the potential to provide affordable healthcare with a lower environmental footprint, argue Cyan Brown, Yasser Bhatti, and Matthew Harris

Struggling in the heat: what I need to know about my medication

Stephanie Allan describes how extreme heat induced side effects from the medication she was taking, and how better information could have helped