In the Press
November 2020
Scotus: Case preview: Justices to consider breadth of federal computer fraud statute
Several strong amicus filings in support of Van Buren spell out some of the startling practical implications of the government’s reading. At the same time, [...]
NCSH: Watch Online: Webinar with Yale & NCSH
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in the global healthcare supply chain. Supply chain shocks stem from both interruptions in manufacturing and transport, and surges [...]
Medicin and Teknik: Medical device remanufacturing New markets for medical device remanufacturing across Europe
The company Vanguard specializes in the reprocessing of single-use medical devices, the medical remanufacturing. In an interview, CEO Marcus Bracklo reports that the topic of [...]
Yale Climate Connections: Reliance on single-use supplies can leave hospitals vulnerable to shortages
During the coronavirus pandemic, many hospitals have struggled with dangerous shortages of personal protective equipment. But Jodi Sherman of the Yale Schools of Medicine and [...]
Healthcare in Europe: Time to “Green Up” for EU Ministries of Health
The World Health Organization points to the burning and incineration of health care waste as a source of dioxins, furans, and particulate matter emissions that [...]
Reuters: EU’s Lending Arm Approves 1 Trillion Euro Green Plan
LONDON (Reuters) - European Union governments approved a 1 trillion euro ($1.2 trillion) green “roadmap” for the bloc’s lending arm on Wednesday that will see [...]
PBS: America’s Medical Supply Crisis
Why was the United States left scrambling for critical medical equipment as the coronavirus swept the country? With the Associated Press and Global Reporting Centre, [...]
Vanguard: Extending the circular economy to high quality medical devices
Regardless of their sophistication and complexity, many high-tech medical instruments are designated for single use because the original manufacturer did not develop a procedure allowing [...]
October 2020
Medical device remanufacturing New markets for medical device remanufacturing across Europe
The company Vanguard specializes in the reprocessing of single-use medical devices, the medical remanufacturing. In an interview, CEO Marcus Bracklo reports that the topic of [...]
Medical Device Network: Debate: will Covid-19 bring a return to single-use medical devices?
In a pre-Covid-19 world, medical device manufacturers had begun to explore the potential of multi-use medical devices in a bid to boost sustainability efforts and [...]
NY Times: Fix, or Toss? The ‘Right to Repair’ Movement Gains Ground
If you buy a product — a car, a smartphone, or even a tractor — and it breaks, should it be easier for you to [...]
JDSURPA: Right to Repair: A German perspective on the legal and commercial developments in Europe and the US
A large proportion of all electrical appliances in Germany are simply thrown away, because repairing your toaster, your TV or your smartphone would be more [...]
HPN: Pandemic PPE evolution
“The recent unprecedented demand for PPE has made clear that sole reliance on single-use products is an ineffective supply strategy,” Stewart stressed. “Reusable PPE offers [...]
AP: US Medical Supply Chains Failed, and COVID Deaths Followed
Nurse Sandra Oldfield’s patient didn’t have the usual symptoms of COVID-19 — yet. But then he tested positive for the virus, and it was clear [...]
Health Care Without Harm: NHS England commits to net-zero emissions by 2040
England’s National Health Service (NHS) has become the first health system in the world to make a commitment to achieving net zero-emissions. They have today released [...]
Practice Greenhealth: First carbon neutral health system in U.S. shares roadmap
Kaiser Permanente recently became the first health system to achieve carbon neutral status in the country. As the largest integrated, nonprofit health system in the [...]
HPN: The best time to prevent the next pandemic is now, countries call for better emergency preparedness
COVID-19 will not be the world’s last health emergency and there is an urgent need for sustainable health emergency preparedness to deal with the next [...]
September 2020
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Med Rx iv: Environmental impact of Personal Protective Equipment supplied to health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic GalleryMed Rx iv: Environmental impact of Personal Protective Equipment supplied to health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic
Med Rx iv: Environmental impact of Personal Protective Equipment supplied to health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic
Objectives Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has been central to controlling spread of SARS-CoV2. This study aims to quantify the environmental impact of this, [...]
HPN: Help needed: HPN and Greenhealth Exchange (GX) second Sustainability in Healthcare Supply Chain Survey input
Greenhealth Exchange (GX) and Healthcare Purchasing News (HPN) announced the 2nd Sustainability in Health Care Supply Chain Survey, stated a GX press release. The survey is open [...]
SDC: More Than Half of Supply Chain Professionals Expect a Greater Focus on Circular Economy Strategies over the Next 2 Years
Fifty-one percent of supply chain professionals expect that the focus on their circular economy strategies will increase over the next two years, according to a [...]