2025
Rapid 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 recordsGreenspaceClimate 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 ratioAssociation
2023
Cause-specific accidental deaths and burdens related to ambient heat in a warming climate: A nationwide study of China
He C, Yin P, Chen R, Gao Y, Liu W, Schneider A, Bell M, Kan H, Zhou M. Cause-specific accidental deaths and burdens related to ambient heat in a warming climate: A nationwide study of China. Environment International 2023, 180: 108231. PMID: 37778287, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAccidental deathHigh riskNationwide studyDeath recordsCase-crossover study designRisk of deathYounger age groupsUnintentional injuriesMortality burdenMain subtypesAge groupsStudy designYoung populationHealth effectsYoung individualsVulnerable populationsDeathDifferent causesRiskMortalitySubtypesHeat-mortality relationship in North Carolina: Comparison using different exposure methods
Choi H, Bell M. Heat-mortality relationship in North Carolina: Comparison using different exposure methods. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2023, 33: 637-645. PMID: 37029251, PMCID: PMC10403356, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00544-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent exposure methodsMortality riskHeat-mortality relationshipLower odds ratioCase-crossover analysisBackgroundMany studiesOdds ratioExposure methodHealth policyMinimum mortality temperatureRiskExposureIndividual-level dataComparability of resultsIndividual deathNorth CarolinaHeat-mortality associationsMethodsWe
2022
Climate Change and Ambient Temperature Extremes: Association With Serious Hypoglycemia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Sudden Cardiac Arrest/Ventricular Arrhythmia in People With Type 2 Diabetes.
Bogar K, Brensinger C, Hennessy S, Flory J, Bell M, Shi C, Bilker W, Leonard C. Climate Change and Ambient Temperature Extremes: Association With Serious Hypoglycemia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Sudden Cardiac Arrest/Ventricular Arrhythmia in People With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2022, 45: e171-e173. PMID: 36205432, PMCID: PMC9679254, DOI: 10.2337/dc22-1161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect modification of greenness on the association between heat and mortality: A multi-city multi-country study
Choi H, Lee W, Roye D, Heo S, Urban A, Entezari A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Zanobetti A, Gasparrini A, Analitis A, Tobias A, Armstrong B, Forsberg B, Íñiguez C, Åström C, Indermitte E, Lavigne E, Mayvaneh F, Acquaotta F, Sera F, Orru H, Kim H, Kyselý J, Madueira J, Schwartz J, Jaakkola J, Katsouyanni K, Diaz M, Ragettli M, Pascal M, Ryti N, Scovronick N, Osorio S, Tong S, Seposo X, Guo Y, Guo Y, Bell M. Effect modification of greenness on the association between heat and mortality: A multi-city multi-country study. EBioMedicine 2022, 84: 104251. PMID: 36088684, PMCID: PMC9471476, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104251.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Quantifying excess deaths related to heatwaves under climate change scenarios: A multicountry time series modelling study
Guo Y, Gasparrini A, Li S, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Saldiva PHN, Lavigne E, Tawatsupa B, Punnasiri K, Overcenco A, Correa PM, Ortega NV, Kan H, Osorio S, Jaakkola JJK, Ryti NRI, Goodman PG, Zeka A, Michelozzi P, Scortichini M, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Seposo X, Kim H, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Åström DO, Guo YL, Chen BY, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Dang TN, Do Van D, Bell ML, Armstrong B, Ebi KL, Tong S. Quantifying excess deaths related to heatwaves under climate change scenarios: A multicountry time series modelling study. PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002629. PMID: 30063714, PMCID: PMC6067704, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate Change and Human Health: Links Between History, Policy, and Science
Bell M, Greenberg MR. Climate Change and Human Health: Links Between History, Policy, and Science. American Journal Of Public Health 2018, 108: s54-s55. PMID: 29698093, PMCID: PMC5922218, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBusiness Leadership in Global Climate Change Responses
Esty DC, Bell ML. Business Leadership in Global Climate Change Responses. American Journal Of Public Health 2018, 108: s80-s84. PMID: 29698101, PMCID: PMC5922211, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304336.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Advancing Science and Public Health Practice on Climate Change and Health Justice
Bell ML. Advancing Science and Public Health Practice on Climate Change and Health Justice. American Journal Of Public Health 2017, 107: 1687-1687. PMID: 29019772, PMCID: PMC5637680, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2017.304066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMortality burden of diurnal temperature range and its temporal changes: A multi-country study
Lee W, Bell ML, Gasparrini A, Armstrong BG, Sera F, Hwang S, Lavigne E, Zanobetti A, Coelho MSZS, Saldiva PHN, Osorio S, Tobias A, Zeka A, Goodman PG, Forsberg B, Rocklöv J, Hashizume M, Honda Y, Guo YL, Seposo X, Van Dung D, Dang TN, Tong S, Guo Y, Kim H. Mortality burden of diurnal temperature range and its temporal changes: A multi-country study. Environment International 2017, 110: 123-130. PMID: 29089167, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWho Among the Elderly Is Most Vulnerable to Exposure to and Health Risks of Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke?
Liu JC, Wilson A, Mickley LJ, Ebisu K, Sulprizio MP, Wang Y, Peng RD, Yue X, Dominici F, Bell ML. Who Among the Elderly Is Most Vulnerable to Exposure to and Health Risks of Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke? American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 730-735. PMID: 28525551, PMCID: PMC5860049, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory admissionsYears of agePublic health programsHealth risksHospital admissionRespiratory causesFine particulate matterHealth programsAdmissionVulnerable subpopulationsRiskSubpopulationsUrban countiesSmoke wavesWomenWildfire smokeUnited StatesSmokeAssociationExposureDaysDisaster preparednessElderlyIs ambient temperature associated with risk of infant mortality? A multi-city study in Korea
Son JY, Lee JT, Bell ML. Is ambient temperature associated with risk of infant mortality? A multi-city study in Korea. Environmental Research 2017, 158: 748-752. PMID: 28750343, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall hazard ratioHazard ratioInfant mortalityExtended Cox proportional hazardsRisk of mortalityCox proportional hazardsCause of deathCause deathTime-dependent covariatesMaternal characteristicsStratified analysisTotal deathsMother's ageBirth cohortDeath recordsProportional hazardsMortalityDeathPositive associationRiskExposure periodMonthsBirthAgeLimited studies
2016
Urban vegetation and heat-related mortality in Seoul, Korea
Son JY, Lane KJ, Lee JT, Bell ML. Urban vegetation and heat-related mortality in Seoul, Korea. Environmental Research 2016, 151: 728-733. PMID: 27644031, PMCID: PMC5071166, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeat-related health outcomesTemperature-mortality associationEffect modificationHealth burdenStratified analysisMortality riskHealth outcomesTotal mortalityHeat-related mortalityMortalityMortality effectsAssociationHighest mortality effectSimilar effectsAgeSexRiskIndividual characteristicsGroupOverdispersed Poisson
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