How to reduce health care’s climate impact? Increase telehealth

When patients use telehealth or visit health care centers closer to home, the overall climate impact of health care can be reduced.

A new study finds telehealth for cancer treatment could make a big difference in reducing carbon footprint of health care. Health care generated 8.5% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and there’s a growing effort in medicine to find ways to reduce this impact.

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