A new Deconstructing Devices video explores the material composition of a single IV catheter, revealing the multiple plastic components and hidden infrastructures embedded within everyday medical devices.

Millie Marriott Webb presented research on the human and environmental impacts of single-use medical plastics at the student-led SoMA 2026 Medical Anthropology and the Technocene conference.

After the Single Use researcher Akhilesh Bonthu presented new research on the use of single-use plastics in forensic autopsy settings at the Telangana State Annual Forensic Medicine Conference 2026.

Reflections on the 2025 European Association for the History of Medicine and Health conference, where project members organised a panel and launched two new books, Bruno J. Strasser introduced The Mask: A History of Breathing Bad Air and Anne Kveim Lie and Jeremy Greene launched Medicine on a Larger Scale: Global Histories of Social Medicine.

Are single-use medical plastics really safer - or just shifting harm elsewhere? This workshop unpacked the hidden risks, toxic legacies, and overlooked impacts of disposable healthcare devices.

Peeling back the layers of medical devices, this hands-on workshop revealed the hidden complexity - and environmental cost - of plastics in modern healthcare. What lies beneath matters.

Intelligent healthcare and realising the potential of the Internet of Medical Things take the top spots on the medtech industry’s agenda, but where does that leave sustainability?