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All NewsNew study estimates NHS England spends 3% of its primary and secondary care budget on the health impacts of temperature
A new University of Oxford-led study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, is the first to link daily temperature data to health-care use and costs across primary and secondary care in England. Analysis of 4.37 million patient records in England has found resources asymmetrically impacted by winter cold and summer heat, with about 64% linked to common cold days while very hot days drive sharp same-day demand surges.
How can we effectively regulate international trade in wild species?
Global food systems driving twin crises of obesity and global heating
A major review in Frontiers in Science warns that unsustainable food systems pose an urgent threat to both human health and the climate.
Why has the price of chocolate become so volatile?
Dr Tonya Lander, Stipendiary Lecturer at Christ Church and researcher at the Oxford Martin School Programme on the Future of Food, explains the diverse factors that impact the price of chocolate, and what measures could help improve the long-term resilience and stability of this global market that supports millions of livelihoods.