{
  "id": 12924676,
  "title": "Hospital appointments can make greener travel harder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/hospital-appointments-can-make-greener-travel-harder",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-08T18:00:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-hospital-greener-harder.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The timing of a hospital appointment does more than tell you when to see a doctor. It can also shape how you get there. For some older patients, an early appointment can fall before their free bus pass becomes valid. An unreliable bus service can mean having to leave much earlier than necessary. And an appointment at a specialist hospital rather than the one closest to home can turn a…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}