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The most consequential exposure in the climate-and-health conversation may not be only the wildfire smoke plume, the wet-bulb heat day, or the once-in-five-hundred-year flood. It may also be the health care system itself. The US health care sector is responsible for approximately 8.5 percent of national greenhouse gas emissions—the highest per capita rate of any health system among industrialized nations […]

Abstract Building on the recommendations of the 2020 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report on temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), this discussion paper proposes an actionable, interdisciplinary care pathway designed to address the documented gaps in health care for individuals with TMDs. TMDs remain a significantly under-recognized area within health care, largely falling outside the scope of standard medical […]

Introduction As extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more severe, health insurers in the United States have the potential to drive systemic improvements in quality, equity, and environmental sustainability through coverage policy, payment design, and member communication. In 2025–2026, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) conducted focus groups and a survey (see disclaimer) of 225 US health professionals to […]

Emerging technologies are redefining expectations for health and medicine and accelerating the pace of innovation. The radical novelty and convergence of platform technologies, including mRNA, gene editing, and artificial intelligence, are creating remarkable opportunities to prevent disease, personalize care, and transform health systems. For example, mRNA platform technology enabled rapid vaccine development during the COVID-19 pandemic and provided the foundation […]