The TEDxSwansea podcast delivered by Professor Jamie Hayes highlights the connection between medicine usage and pharmaceutical pollution in the water environment. Prescribing a medicine is the most common intervention we make in healthcare. Jamie will explore the complex relationship patients have with their medicines and the unintended environmental consequences of our medicine-taking behaviour. Jamie is … Continue reading TEDxSwansea Podcast: Prescription to Ocean: The Hidden Impact of Medicines
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Scotland’s One Health AMR Register (SOHAR) – Update and Outputs
A recent project commissioned by the Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW) undertook a major update to the register which captures Scotland's contribution to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research. The project undertook a systematic literature review and highlights cross-disciplinary research needs and knowledge gaps. The research team was led by the University of Strathclyde, in partnership … Continue reading Scotland’s One Health AMR Register (SOHAR) – Update and Outputs
Review – Continuous improvement towards environmental protection for pharmaceuticals: Advancing a strategy for Europe
A new review published in Environmental Sciences Europe discusses the new proposed EU pharmaceutical legislation from the perspective of environmental risk. It concludes that although the proposed legislation offers strengthened environmental protection, further integration of knowledge across sectors and regulatory regimes is needed to address the risks of pharmaceuticals in the environment. Abstract The manufacture, … Continue reading Review – Continuous improvement towards environmental protection for pharmaceuticals: Advancing a strategy for Europe
Climate Change and Health: Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) briefing recognises the OHBP
The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) has published a briefing on the links between climate change and health in Scotland. The SPICe briefing highlights the importance of One Health, and recognises the work done by the One Health Breakthrough Partnership. Links between Climate Change and Health in Scotland. | Scottish Parliament Climate change forms part … Continue reading Climate Change and Health: Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) briefing recognises the OHBP
UK Cross-government Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Group – Roadmap to address the presence of pet flea and tick treatments in UK waterways
A new roadmap led by the UK cross-government Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Group, outlining key actions to address levels of flea and tick treatments in the environment, was published this week. The key strategies seek to address the presence of fipronil and imidacloprid (active pharmaceutical ingredients in many flea and tick treatments) in rivers and … Continue reading UK Cross-government Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Group – Roadmap to address the presence of pet flea and tick treatments in UK waterways
Lancet One Health Commission: “Harnessing our interconnectedness for equitable, sustainable, and healthy socioecological systems”
The Lancet One Health Commission launched its latest publication Harnessing our interconnectedness for equitable, sustainable, and healthy socioecological systems Executive summary Industrialisation, urbanisation, and globalisation have substantially improved human life expectancy over the past century. In tandem, an expanding array of interlinked threats to humans, other animals, plants, and a myriad of other biotic and … Continue reading Lancet One Health Commission: “Harnessing our interconnectedness for equitable, sustainable, and healthy socioecological systems”
OHBP research promoted at the European Drug Utilisation Conference 2025 in Uppsala, Sweden!
Two members of the OHBP (Prof Sharon Pfleger and Dr Lydia Niemi) attended the European Drug Utilisation Conference EuroDURG 2025: Bridging Data, Policy and Patients in Drug Utilisation Research in Uppsala, Sweden. EuroDURG is a special interest group of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology, and is focussed on drug utilisation research and topics such as … Continue reading OHBP research promoted at the European Drug Utilisation Conference 2025 in Uppsala, Sweden!
Trifluoroacetic Acid Found Across UK Rivers: New Report Reveals Widespread PFAS Contamination
A new study led by researchers at the University of York reveals the extent of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA) contamination across UK surface waters. Published by environmental charity Fidra, the report is the first comprehensive assessment of TFA presence in UK rivers—and the results are sobering. TFA is an ultrashort-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS)—a group … Continue reading Trifluoroacetic Acid Found Across UK Rivers: New Report Reveals Widespread PFAS Contamination
Fidra Highlights Urgent Need to Curb Microplastic Pollution from Sewage Sludge
Environmental charity Fidra is calling for decisive UK Government action following the release of a Defra-commissioned report that recommends slashing the use of treated sewage sludge on farmland as a key strategy to reduce microplastic pollution. The report, Option Appraisal for Intentionally Added Microplastics (Defra, 2025), identifies the recycling of sewage sludge (biosolids) to agricultural … Continue reading Fidra Highlights Urgent Need to Curb Microplastic Pollution from Sewage Sludge
Key Actions for Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Across Sectors
A new policy brief from the Global Quadripartite—comprising the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)—sets out urgent, coordinated actions needed to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), one of the greatest threats to human and planetary health. Titled Key … Continue reading Key Actions for Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Across Sectors