Surgery

How a knee replacement impacts the planet

A total knee replacement can greatly improve a patient's quality of life, but first the procedure itself will create nearly 30 pounds of waste, about half of which presents a biohazard and requires energy-intensive treatment ...

Health

Overcoming challenges to global child and adolescent health

The latest special issue of PLOS Medicine outlines different aspects of child and adolescent health and development, and the social determinants of health. The studies within the collection were selected by PLOS Medicine's ...

Health

Food menu fit for pandemic times

In the midst of a global pandemic, eating well in a sustainable way is more important now than ever, Flinders University experts say.

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