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Is Digital Health The Key To A Sustainable Healthcare Future?

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Digital health technologies improve health, healthcare services, and well-being. They aid data collection, disease monitoring, risk assessment, and decision-making (Rahimi-Ardabili, Magrabi & Coiera, 2022). Yet, a digital health paradox arises when considering the environmental impact of digital health technologies. Digital health began in the 1960s with electronic health records (EHRs), shifting from paper-based systems to […]

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Environment, Health, Innovation, Technology

What To Do About The Issue Of Microplastics In Food

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Introduction We often microwave our lunch boxes and boil water in a plastic kettle. These actions can lead to problems that arise from microplastics. Microplastics can negatively impact human health and the environment. The issue of microplastics is particularly concerning as plastic packaging does not biodegrade and inevitably resurfaces years later (Kumar et al., 2021).

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Environment, Health, Science, Sustainability
Women in regional and remote areas are often responsible for the survival of their family in difficult circumstances. Yet these women suffer some of the worst examples of discrimination. How are female rights being protected in rural societies?

Women’s Health Issues in Rural Areas: A Campaign For Rights

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Women’s rights worldwide are frequently infringed upon, especially in remote and regional settings. Many women face abuse and discrimination from partners and family members. Although judicial systems have set rules and regulations to protect rural women, the fear of repercussions often discourages women from seeking help and support from authorities. Consequently, women’s health issues in

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Environment, Health, Human Rights, Society
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The Scientific Community: Abolishing Hunger

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Recent years have witnessed huge progress within the scientific community to abolish world hunger. However, global warming-induced floods, droughts, and population growth in developing nations cast doubt on humanity’s ability to solve this problem. Food insecurity is a serious issue in many parts of the globe. This is further complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic, social

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Environment, Health, Human Rights, Strategy
Ocean Health

Why is ocean health important for human well-being?

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The ocean is our planet’s largest ecosystem. It covers 71% of the Earth’s surface and contains about 97% of the Earth’s water (IPCC, 2019). Almost 2.4 billion people live within 100 km of the ocean globally and interact directly with it regularly (United Nations Ocean Conference). Unfortunately, our global ocean faces numerous pressures that affect

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Environment, Health, Lifestyle, Science, Sustainability
Our oceans are under serious threat from human waste and debris killing marine life.

Warning: Trashing the Ocean is Killing Marine Life

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The entanglement and ingestion of plastic is killing marine life at an alarming rate. Thousands of seabirds, sea turtles, seals, and other marine mammals die from this each year. Endangered wildlife like Hawaiian Monk Seals and Pacific Loggerhead Sea Turtles are among nearly 700 species that swallow or get caught in plastic waste. On top

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Environment, Health, Sustainability
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Plastic Interceptors Clean Up The Bangkok River

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Plastic pollution is one of the grave environmental threats we face, harming both animal and human health. Single-use plastic accounts for 40% of plastic production globally (Parker, 2024). Owing to the take-make-dispose culture, most of these plastic bags and wrappers end up in waterways and ultimately the ocean. Plastic flow to the oceans is predicted

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Environment, Health, Science, Technology
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Gender Inequalities In ESG Investing And Finance

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Over recent decades both experienced and prospective investors have become increasingly aware of the impact that their investments can have on the world around them. To rectify this moral dilemma, some choose to focus their investments and finances on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles. In other words, they choose to invest in firms or

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