Connections between air pollution, climate change, and cardiovascular health

B Alahmad, H Khraishah, K Althalji, W Borchert… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, more people die from cardiovascular disease than any other cause. Climate
change, through amplified environmental exposures, will promote and contribute to many …

Heat-related mortality in Europe during the summer of 2022

J Ballester, M Quijal-Zamorano… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Over 70,000 excess deaths occurred in Europe during the summer of 2003. The resulting
societal awareness led to the design and implementation of adaptation strategies to protect …

Association between ambient air pollution and thyroid hormones levels: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Liu, K Zhao, T Qian, X Li, W Yi, R Pan… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Growing studies have focused on the effects of ambient air pollution on thyroid
hormones (THs), but the results were controversial. Therefore, a systematic review and meta …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of built environment on outdoor thermal comfort: A comparative study of new and old urban blocks in Guangzhou

X Deng, W Nie, X Li, J Wu, Z Yin, J Han, H Pan… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban populations face increasing heat stress in cities. However, the influence of the built
environment of new and old urban blocks on pedestrian thermal comfort remains unclear …

Climate change, carbon dioxide emissions, and medical imaging contribution

E Picano, C Mangia, A D'Andrea - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human activities have raised the atmosphere's carbon dioxide (CO2) content by 50% in less
than 200 years and by 10% in the last 15 years. Climate change is a great threat and …

Risk of heatstroke in healthy elderly during heatwaves: a thermoregulatory modeling study

Y Ou, F Wang, J Zhao, Q Deng - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The frequency of temperature extremes is rising due to global warming. During
heatwaves, the older adults are more likely to experience heat-related illnesses due to …

[HTML][HTML] A century-long analysis of global warming and earth temperature using a random walk with drift approach

L Wang, L Wang, Y Li, J Wang - Decision Analytics Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change poses the most significant threat to humanity today. This study examines the
global warming trend by analyzing temperature changes over the past century, uncovering …

Understanding the connections between climate change, air pollution, and human health in Africa: Insights from a literature review

DA Ayejoto, JC Agbasi, VE Nwazelibe… - … Science and Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Climate change and air pollution are two interconnected global challenges that have
profound impacts on human health. In Africa, a continent known for its rich biodiversity and …

Diabetes and climate change: current evidence and implications for people with diabetes, clinicians and policy stakeholders

JM Ratter-Rieck, M Roden, C Herder - Diabetologia, 2023 - Springer
Climate change will be a major challenge for the world's health systems in the coming
decades. Elevated temperatures and increasing frequencies of heat waves, wildfires, heavy …

The exposome and cardiovascular health

I Motairek, MHE Makhlouf, S Rajagopalan… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The study of the interplay between social factors, environmental hazards, and health has
garnered much attention in recent years. The term “exposome “was coined to describe the …