Gas stoves are a significant health risk. This is true especially for children and the elderly. People who live in homes with gas stoves have more asthma, lung disease, and cardiovascular issues. We explain here the risks and offer steps that families who live in a home
Read more →PFAS chemicals seem to be everywhere these days: at the top of Mount Everest, in umbilical cord blood, in breast milk, and in the news. In 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced new health advisories for PFAS in drinking water. My Green Doctor explains why PFAS
Read more →How can we talk with our patients about climate change and health without disrupting the office visit? Dr. Andrew Lewandowski, a mid-career pediatrician in private practice in Madison, Wisconsin, has found a solution. He struggled for years to find a way to incorporate environmental sustainability and climate
Read more →The Environment & Healthcare: Do Our Choices Matter? Todd L Sack MD FACP World leaders are swarming to conferences to debate grand problems like COVID-19, poverty, inflation, trade, nuclear weapons, and climate change. Many health professionals who are not at these meetings ask whether the choices we
Read more →Extreme Heat: A Guide for Health Professionals & Patients Author: Todd L. Sack MD FACP Heat kills more Americans than floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes combined. This is why health professionals and their patients should know the dangers of heat and know the signs of heat
Read more →Axe the Fax: Save Money and Lower Your Climate Footprint April Compingbutra, MPH It’s time to takes steps to abandon your fax machines. Your healthcare practice can reap large savings by ridding yourself of this outdated technology. With some simple steps, most offices anywhere in the world
Read more →“Green Cleaning”: An Easy Guide for Homes & Offices “Green Cleaning” means keeping toxic chemicals out of your home and office. Many people think that proper cleaning requires strong chemicals. This approach is not only wrong, it is also dangerous. My Green Doctor learned this from a
Read more →How You Can Save Money in Your Practice by Going Green Read Abigail Cukier’s December 2020 Medscape article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/942979 “How You Can Save Money in Your Practice by Going Green” Abigail Cukier December 21, 2020 Ted Shieh, MD, developed a passion for environmental advocacy after an oil tanker crashed
Read more →“Green” Offices are Healthier: New Analysis Author: Todd L Sack MD FACP We know that hospitals create a lot of hazardous pollution: air pollution, chemical waste, bio-hazards, dirty water, and greenhouse gases. A 2016 study by Matthew Eckelman and Jodi Sherman from Northeastern and Yale and Northeastern
Read more →Save Money This Year by “Going Solar” Authors: Todd L Sack MD FACP Pete Wilking, MBA, NABCEP, Licensed Solar Contractor Now may be the time to add solar panels to your home or healthcare practice. We offer six reasons why “going solar” could be your best financial
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