2025
Human Health Impacts of Energy Transitions across the United States among Sociodemographic Subpopulations for the Year 2050
Stewart R, Kim H, Choi H, Song Y, Zhang Y, Gillingham K, Esty D, Hobbs B, Bell M. Human Health Impacts of Energy Transitions across the United States among Sociodemographic Subpopulations for the Year 2050. Environmental Science And Technology 2025, 59: 11995-12007. PMID: 40498102, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c14326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman health impactsConcentration-response functionsAmbient fine particlesImprove air qualityMonetized health benefitsGreenhouse gas emissionsEnvironmental health inequalitiesBaseline incidence ratePollution levelsAir qualityContiguous United StatesFine particlesHealth impactsGas emissionsMitigation strategiesSensitive to assumptionsFossil fuel productionPopulation projectionsFuel productionEconomic benefitsCobenefitsEnergy scenariosPollutionHealth benefitsEnergy transition policiesEffect modification by cardiovascular and metabolic disease onset on long-term PM2.5 exposure and mortality: a nationwide cohort study
Jang H, Park J, Lee E, Kang D, Moon J, Song I, Ahn S, Kim A, Kang C, Oh J, Kwon D, Min J, Kim E, Bell M, Kim H, Lee W. Effect modification by cardiovascular and metabolic disease onset on long-term PM2.5 exposure and mortality: a nationwide cohort study. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 19570. PMID: 40467860, PMCID: PMC12137577, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-04498-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term PM2.5 exposureEffect modificationPM2.5 exposureEstimate effect modificationPM2.5-mortality associationsPopulation-representative cohortTarget specific interventionsMyocardial infarctionNationwide cohort studyNon-accidental deathsEffects of PM2.5PM2.5-mortalityRisk of PM2.5Preemptive careCox regression modelsHTN/DMCohort studyHazard ratioDisease onsetCerebrovascular diseaseRegression modelsMetabolic disease onsetCohortRenal diseaseMortalityEffects of Prenatal Exposure to PM2.5 Chemical Components on Adverse Birth Outcomes and Under-5 Mortality in South Korea
Byun G, Choi Y, Lee J, Bell M. Effects of Prenatal Exposure to PM2.5 Chemical Components on Adverse Birth Outcomes and Under-5 Mortality in South Korea. Epidemiology 2025, 36: 531-540. PMID: 40257114, PMCID: PMC12118620, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAir PollutantsChild MortalityChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant MortalityInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgeLogistic ModelsMaleMaternal ExposureParticulate MatterPregnancyPregnancy OutcomePremature BirthPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRepublic of KoreaConceptsAdverse birth outcomesAssociated with adverse birth outcomesBirth outcomesRisk of preterm birthExposure to PMPreterm birthLow birth weightAssociated with increased odds of PTBIncreased risk of PTBOdds of preterm birthAssociations of prenatal exposureUnder-5 mortalityExposure to fine particulate matterPopulation of South KoreaAssociated with increased oddsPrenatal exposureAge 5 yearsDeath recordsBirth weightBirth recordsUnder-5Pregnancy exposureEffects of prenatal exposureEffect estimatesLogistic regressionThe Health Impacts of Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuel Toward Cleaner Energy
Bell M, Gillingham K. The Health Impacts of Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuel Toward Cleaner Energy. Annual Review Of Public Health 2025, 46: 315-330. PMID: 40215137, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-071723-024649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncreasing public transportationGreenhouse gasesEnergy efficiency measuresElectric vehiclesPublic transportWalkable cityPedestrian pathwaysEmissions of greenhouse gasesEnergy transitionCleaner environmentFossil fuelsEfficiency measuresPublic healthWin-win strategyEnvironmental justiceEnergy systemsSlow climate changeBrake wearHealthy societyIncreased emissionsSustainable energy sourcesRapid climate action is needed: comparing heat vs. COVID-19-related mortality
Batibeniz F, Seneviratne S, Jha S, Ribeiro A, Suarez Gutierrez L, Raible C, Malhotra A, Armstrong B, Bell M, Lavigne E, Gasparrini A, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Masselot P, da Silva S, Royé D, Sera F, Tong S, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A. Rapid climate action is needed: comparing heat vs. COVID-19-related mortality. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 1002. PMID: 39762298, PMCID: PMC11704295, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-82788-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Temperature, violent crime, climate change, and vulnerability factors in 44 United States cities
Heo S, Choi H, Berman J, Bell M. Temperature, violent crime, climate change, and vulnerability factors in 44 United States cities. Environment International 2024, 195: 109246. PMID: 39742829, PMCID: PMC11786129, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViolent crimeAssociated with violent crimeHigh crime ratesUnited States citiesClimate change strategiesCrime ratesCrimeHousing unitsStates citiesCity-levelUS statesViolenceUrban greenspaceCityClimate changeChange strategiesEnvironmental characteristicsComplex impactPsychological theoriesTemperature anomaliesVulnerability factorsProgram dataDaily temperature anomaliesHistorical temperature recordsGreenspaceAssociation Between Air Pollution and Osteoporosis with High-Risk Populations: A Narrative Review
Lee H, Kim Y, Ahn S, Park J, Bell M, Lee W. Association Between Air Pollution and Osteoporosis with High-Risk Populations: A Narrative Review. Current Osteoporosis Reports 2024, 23: 4. PMID: 39614940, DOI: 10.1007/s11914-024-00898-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbient air pollutionAir pollutionLong-term exposure to ambient air pollutionExposure to ambient air pollutionLong-term exposure to PM2.5High-risk populationExposure to PM2.5ReviewAir pollutionPollutionRisk factorsOsteoporosis-related fracturesIncreased risk of osteoporosisRisk of osteoporosisEffect modifiersRelevant action plansIncreased riskNarrative reviewAction planHigh riskScientific evidenceAnalytical methodologyAirPM2.5AssociationOsteoporosisAssociation of holidays and the day of the week with suicide risk: multicountry, two stage, time series study
Lee W, Kang C, Park C, Bell M, Armstrong B, Roye D, Hashizume M, Gasparrini A, Tobias A, Sera F, Honda Y, Urban A, Kyselý J, Íñiguez C, Ryti N, Guo Y, Tong S, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Lavigne E, de'Donato F, Guo Y, Schwartz J, Schneider A, Breitner S, Chung Y, Kim S, Ha E, Kim H, Kim Y, Network M, Jaakkola J, Matus P, Ortega N, Orru H, Indermitte E, Michelozzi P, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Ragettli M, Pan S, Kan H, Seposo X, Masselot P, Li S, Huang W, Diaz M, De la Cruz Valenci C, Holobaca I, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Zanobetti A, Dang T, Saldiva P. Association of holidays and the day of the week with suicide risk: multicountry, two stage, time series study. The BMJ 2024, 387: e077262. PMID: 39442941, PMCID: PMC11497772, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-077262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDo relationships between ambient temperature and serious adverse health outcomes vary among users of different antidiabetes drugs? A retrospective cohort study of US Medicaid beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes
Leonard C, Bogar K, Brensinger C, Bilker W, Bell M, Flory J, Shi C, Chen C, Hennessy S. Do relationships between ambient temperature and serious adverse health outcomes vary among users of different antidiabetes drugs? A retrospective cohort study of US Medicaid beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e085139. PMID: 39433419, PMCID: PMC11499775, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse health outcomesZone Improvement PlanHealth outcomesSudden cardiac arrestMedicaid beneficiariesType 2 diabetesLinear associationResidential zip codeModified Poisson regressionCardiac arrestInverse linear associationPerson-daysUsers of sulfonylureasNon-insulin usersPositive linear associationHealth plan enrollmentRetrospective cohort studyEffect modificationPoisson regressionZip codesHospital presentationHealthcare claimsUS MedicaidCohort studyCalculated age-Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment
Song Y, Deziel N, Bell M. Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment. Environmental Science And Technology 2024, 58: 19178-19188. PMID: 39412270, PMCID: PMC11627196, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental exposuresEnvironmental exposure assessmentExposure of particulate matterUrban/rural disparitiesDemographic compositionHealth StudyHealth researchPopulation-basedClassification systemExposure assessmentSpatial patternsHealth impactsRural areasHealthRuralParticulate matterLand surface temperatureWest VirginiaUnited StatesSurface temperatureUrbanizationResearch questionsAssessmentDisparitiesExposureTemperature, Crime, and Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Choi H, Heo S, Foo D, Song Y, Stewart R, Son J, Bell M. Temperature, Crime, and Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives 2024, 132: 106001. PMID: 39404825, PMCID: PMC11477092, DOI: 10.1289/ehp14300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis
He C, Breitner-Busch S, Huber V, Chen K, Zhang S, Gasparrini A, Bell M, Kan H, Royé D, Armstrong B, Schwartz J, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Honda Y, Jaakkola J, Ryti N, Kyselý J, Guo Y, Tong S, de'Donato F, Michelozzi P, Coelho M, Saldiva P, Lavigne E, Orru H, Indermitte E, Pascal M, Goodman P, Zeka A, Kim Y, Diaz M, Arellano E, Overcenco A, Klompmaker J, Rao S, Palomares A, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Pereira da Silva S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Kim H, Lee W, Hashizume M, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Osorio S, Li S, Zanobetti A, Dang T, Van Dung D, Schneider A. Rainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis. The BMJ 2024, 387: e080944. PMID: 39384295, PMCID: PMC12036573, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-080944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYear return periodReturn periodsRainfall eventsVegetation coverageCharacteristics of daily rainfallDaily rainfall intensityDaily rainfallRainfall intensityRespiratory mortalityClimate typesRainfallLocal climateIntensity indexGlobal scaleTime series analysisMortality riskRelative riskAssociated with respiratory mortalityDaily mortalityDaily mortality dataClimateEstimate mortality riskIncreased relative riskSeries analysisGlobal locationsLong-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States
Ma Y, Zang E, Liu Y, Wei J, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Bell M, Chen K. Long-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2403960121. PMID: 39316057, PMCID: PMC11459178, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403960121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWildland firesContiguous United StatesNonaccidental mortalityExposure to ambient fine particlesSmoke PM<sWildland fire smokeMoving average concentrationsAmbient fine particlesLong-term exposureAverage concentrationSmoke PMHealth risksFine particlesFire smokeTemporal confoundingHealth effectsKidney disease mortalityChronic kidney disease mortalityPublic health actionFireMortality rateUnited StatesDisease mortalityHealth actionsMortality outcomesShort-term effects of wildfire-specific fine particulate matter and its carbonaceous components on perinatal outcomes: A multicentre cohort study in New South Wales, Australia
Nyadanu S, Foo D, Pereira G, Mickley L, Feng X, Bell M. Short-term effects of wildfire-specific fine particulate matter and its carbonaceous components on perinatal outcomes: A multicentre cohort study in New South Wales, Australia. Environment International 2024, 191: 109007. PMID: 39278048, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted hazard ratiosLow 5-min Apgar scoreCarbonaceous componentsPerinatal outcomesOrganic carbonNew South WalesNonvertex presentationCaesarean sectionPositive associationApgar scorePreterm birthBlack carbon componentsShort-term effectsLow socioeconomic statusSouth WalesAdverse perinatal outcomesMulticentre cohort studyWildfire seasonBenefit public healthCox regression modelsIntensive care unitSingleton birthsBlack carbonSocioeconomic statusGestational weeksAll-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality and wildfire-related ozone: a multicountry two-stage time series analysis
Chen G, Guo Y, Yue X, Xu R, Yu W, Ye T, Tong S, Gasparrini A, Bell M, Armstrong B, Schwartz J, Jaakkola J, Lavigne E, Saldiva P, Kan H, Royé D, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Tobias A, Forsberg B, Sera F, Lei Y, Abramson M, Li S, Network M, Abrutzky R, Alahmad B, Ameling C, Åström C, Breitner S, Carrasco-Escobar G, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coêlho M, Colistro V, Correa P, Dang T, de'Donato F, Van Dung, Entezari A, Garcia S, Garland R, Goodman P, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Holobaca I, Honda Y, Houthuijs D, Hurtado-Díaz M, Íñiguez C, Katsouyanni K, Kim H, Kyselý J, Lee W, Maasikmets M, Madureira J, Mayvaneh F, Nunes B, Orru H, Ortega N, Overcenco A, Pan S, Pascal M, Ragettli M, Rao S, Ryti N, Samoli E, Schneider A, Scovronick N, Seposo X, Stafoggia M, De la Cruz Valencia C, Zanobetti A, Zeka A. All-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality and wildfire-related ozone: a multicountry two-stage time series analysis. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e452-e462. PMID: 38969473, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00117-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory mortalityImpact of wildfiresDaily respiratory mortalityDaily cardiovascular mortalityTwo-stage time-series analysisChemical transport modelWildfire activityDaily mortality ratesDaily concentrationsDaily mortalityStudy locationRespiratory deathsWildfireManagement strategiesSource of tropospheric ozoneTransport modelTropospheric ozoneGlobal levelLocation levelMulti-cityRegional levelMortality fractionsEffective riskSouth AmericaCentral AmericaGlobal and Regional Cardiovascular Mortality Attributable to Nonoptimal Temperatures Over Time
Hundessa S, Huang W, Zhao Q, Wu Y, Wen B, Alahmad B, Armstrong B, Gasparrini A, Sera F, Tong S, Madureira J, Kyselý J, Schwartz J, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Hales S, Johnson A, Li S, Guo Y, Jaakkola J, Ryti N, Urban A, Tobias A, Royé D, Lavigne E, Ragettli M, Åström C, Raz R, Pascal M, Kan H, Goodman P, Zeka A, Hashizume M, Diaz M, Seposo X, Nunes B, Kim H, Lee W, Íñiguez C, Guo Y, Pan S, Zanobetti A, Dang T, Van Dung, Schneider A, Entezari A, Analitis A, Forsberg B, Ameling C, Houthuijs D, Indermitte E, Mayvaneh F, Acquaotta F, de'Donato F, Carrasco-Escobar G, Orru H, Katsouyanni K, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Ortega N, Scovronick N, Michelozzi P, Correa P, Saldiva P, Abrutzky R, Osorio S, Colistro V, Huber V, Honda Y, Kim Y, Bell M, Xu R, Yang Z, Roradeh H, Arellano E, Rao S, Chua P, da Silva S, da Silva S, De la Cruz Valencia C. Global and Regional Cardiovascular Mortality Attributable to Nonoptimal Temperatures Over Time. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 83: 2276-2287. PMID: 38839202, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.03.425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular deathCardiovascular mortalityExcess mortality ratesCardiovascular mortality riskMultivariate meta-regression modelTemperature-mortality associationsMeta-regression modelsTemperature-related deathsMortality burdenMortality riskEffect estimatesHeat-related deathsSub-Saharan AfricaMortality attributesTemporal trendsCold-related deathsMortality rateGlobal assessmentSub-SaharanInvestigated spatiotemporal trendsDeath ratioMortalityBurdenComprehensive global assessmentDeathExtreme Temperatures and Stroke Mortality: Evidence From a Multi-Country Analysis
Alahmad B, Khraishah H, Kamineni M, Royé D, Papatheodorou S, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Guo Y, Lavigne E, Armstrong B, Sera F, Bernstein A, Zanobetti A, Garshick E, Schwartz J, Bell M, Al-Mulla F, Koutrakis P, Gasparrini A, Souzana A, Acquaotta F, Pan S, Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Colistro V, Ngoc Dang T, Van Dung D, De’ Donato F, Entezari A, Leon Guo Y, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Indermitte E, Íñiguez C, Jaakkola J, Kim H, Lee W, Li S, Madureira J, Mayvaneh F, Orru H, Overcenco A, Ragettli M, Ryti N, Hilario Nascimento Saldiva P, Scovronick N, Seposo X, Pereira Silva S, Stafoggia M, Tobias A. Extreme Temperatures and Stroke Mortality: Evidence From a Multi-Country Analysis. Stroke 2024, 55: 1847-1856. PMID: 38776169, PMCID: PMC11196199, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.045751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHemorrhagic stroke deathsStroke mortalityStroke deathsExcess deathsConditional quasi-Poisson regressionStroke-specific outcomesHemorrhagic stroke mortalityDaily mortality countsIschemic stroke deathsCase-crossover studyHemorrhagic strokeGross domestic product per capitaQuasi-Poisson regressionMulti-countryLow-income countriesMortality DatabaseHigher gross domestic product per capitaProduct per capitaExposure definitionMulti-country analysisMeta-analysesMortality countsIntervention strategiesCumulative riskLow gross domestic productClimate Change, Extreme Heat, and Health
Bell M, Gasparrini A, Benjamin G. Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Health. New England Journal Of Medicine 2024, 390: 1793-1801. PMID: 38749034, DOI: 10.1056/nejmra2210769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal, regional, and national burden of heatwave-related mortality from 1990 to 2019: A three-stage modelling study
Zhao Q, Li S, Ye T, Wu Y, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Tobias A, Armstrong B, Royé D, Lavigne E, de’Donato F, Sera F, Kan H, Schwartz J, Pascal M, Ryti N, Goodman P, Saldiva P, Bell M, Guo Y, Network O. Global, regional, and national burden of heatwave-related mortality from 1990 to 2019: A three-stage modelling study. PLOS Medicine 2024, 21: e1004364. PMID: 38743771, PMCID: PMC11093289, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality burdenExcess deathsGlobal mortality burdenTemporal changesAssociated with heatwavesMultivariate meta-regressionAdaptation planningGeographic disparitiesNational burdenLow-incomeClimate changeHeatwavesMeta-regressionPremature deathSector adaptationDaily deathsClimateLack of dataResidentsBurdenDisparitiesDeath ratioAssociationLong-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in a national cohort in South Korea: effect modification by community deprivation, medical infrastructure, and greenness
Byun G, Kim S, Choi Y, Kim A, Team A, Lee J, Bell M. Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality in a national cohort in South Korea: effect modification by community deprivation, medical infrastructure, and greenness. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 1266. PMID: 38720292, PMCID: PMC11080206, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18752-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term exposure to PM2.5Exposure to PM2.5Respiratory mortalityCirculatory mortalityEffect of long-term exposure to PM2.5National Health Insurance Service-National Sample CohortLong-term PM2.5 exposureAssociated with respiratory mortalityReduce health disparitiesMedical infrastructureNon-accidentalCommunity-level deprivationCommunity-level factorsCommunity-level characteristicsPotential modifying effectPublic health outcomesNationwide cohort studyIncreased mortality riskCox proportional-hazards modelDeprivation indexHealth disparitiesCommunity deprivationHigh deprivationHealth outcomesEffect modification
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