
Wearable Health's Hidden Cost: Eco-Footprint Soars by 2050
A new study in *Nature* reveals the significant and growing environmental impact of wearable healthcare electronics, projecting a 42-fold increase in global consumption by 2050. Researchers found that emissions and e-waste are major concerns, highlighting the need for manufacturers to focus on substituting critical metals and optimizing circuit design, as opposed to solely focusing on plastic components. These findings underscore the importance of sustainable design practices to minimize the ecological footprint of this rapidly expanding sector of healthcare technology.


















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