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Operating rooms are the main sources of greenhouse gases. Penn is eliminating a form of anesthesia that hangs in the air for more than a decade after use.

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Penn Medicine is phasing out its use of desflurane, an anesthesia gas that hangs in the atmosphere for years.

Health systems in the Philadelphia area are phasing out a common anesthetic gas that has hung in the atmosphere for 14 years. Desflurane is the most potent greenhouse gas found …

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In rural Texas, emergency rooms are facing a growing mental health crisis

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In rural Texas, emergency rooms are facing a growing mental health crisis

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