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View article: Cause specific mortality risks associated with tropical cyclones in multiple countries and territories: two stage, time series study
Cause specific mortality risks associated with tropical cyclones in multiple countries and territories: two stage, time series study Open
Objective To characterise and quantify the mortality risks for a range of causes after tropical cyclones in nine countries and territories. Design Two stage, time series study. Setting Nine countries or territories (Australia, Brazil, Cana…
View article: Greenness and hospital admissions for cause specific mental disorders: multicountry time series study
Greenness and hospital admissions for cause specific mental disorders: multicountry time series study Open
Objectives To examine the association between exposure to greenness and hospital admissions for mental disorders, and to estimate greenness related hospital admissions under various greenness intervention scenarios. Design Multicountry tim…
View article: Associations Between Cigarette Smoking and Poor Sleep Among Adults With a Lifetime Cancer Diagnosis
Associations Between Cigarette Smoking and Poor Sleep Among Adults With a Lifetime Cancer Diagnosis Open
Background Poor sleep is associated with cigarette smoking and cancer diagnosis, but little is known about the contribution of smoking to poor sleep following a cancer diagnosis. Methods Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination …
View article: Projection of temperature-related severe injuries under climate change: a nationwide study of South Korea
Projection of temperature-related severe injuries under climate change: a nationwide study of South Korea Open
This nationwide study indicates that the temperature rise under the climate change scenario may contribute to an increase in the future burden of injuries in South Korea, particularly transport injuries and injuries due to contact with che…
View article: Associations of ambient exposure to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene with daily mortality: a multicountry time-series study in 757 global locations
Associations of ambient exposure to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene with daily mortality: a multicountry time-series study in 757 global locations Open
Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases-National Science and Technology Major Project, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project, Shanghai B&R Joint Laboratory Project, and Shanghai Inte…
View article: Priority climate and health modelling needs
Priority climate and health modelling needs Open
Climate and health modelling is necessary for improving understanding of the current and future distribution and timing of climate-related health risks. However, underinvestment in this area has limited the understanding required to inform…
View article: Cytotoxic Profiling of Korea Chemical Bank Diversity Library
Cytotoxic Profiling of Korea Chemical Bank Diversity Library Open
Cytotoxicity profiling of screening libraries is a critical component in early-stage drug discovery to identify compounds with undesirable toxic effects. Here, we report the cytotoxicity profiling of the Korea Chemical Bank (KCB) diversity…
View article: Quantifying localized heatwave impact on mortality: a multi-country modeling study in the Asia–Pacific region
Quantifying localized heatwave impact on mortality: a multi-country modeling study in the Asia–Pacific region Open
National Natural Science Foundation of China.
View article: Hospitalization risk and burden for cause-specific cardiovascular diseases following tropical cyclones: A multicountry study
Hospitalization risk and burden for cause-specific cardiovascular diseases following tropical cyclones: A multicountry study Open
The indirect health risks of tropical cyclones (TCs), the costliest climate extremes, remain unclear, with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) being a major contributor. We applied two-stage time-series analysis to 6.54 million CVD hospitalizat…
View article: Long-term impact of PM2.5 exposure on diabetic kidney disease patients considering time-dependent medication adjustment
Long-term impact of PM2.5 exposure on diabetic kidney disease patients considering time-dependent medication adjustment Open
Background Ambient air pollutants adversely affect renal function and increase type 2 diabetes incidence. However, the impact of air pollution on diabetic kidney disease (DKD) patients remains underexplored, with limited consideration of m…
View article: Guidelines for Modeling and Reporting Health Effects of Climate Change Mitigation Actions
Guidelines for Modeling and Reporting Health Effects of Climate Change Mitigation Actions Open
BACKGROUND: Modeling suggests that climate change mitigation actions can have substantial human health benefits that accrue quickly and locally. Documenting the benefits can help drive more ambitious and health-protective climate change mi…
View article: Nationwide association between ambient ozone and sudden cardiac arrests in South Korea
Nationwide association between ambient ozone and sudden cardiac arrests in South Korea Open
Several studies reported the association between ambient ozone and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, due to the limited geographical scope of monitoring, existing research has not fully evaluated the nationwide risk or identi…
View article: Nationwide Machine Learning-Ensemble PM<sub>2.5</sub> Mapping Prediction and Forecasting Models in South Korea with High Spatiotemporal Resolution and Health Risk Estimation-Based Evaluations
Nationwide Machine Learning-Ensemble PM<sub>2.5</sub> Mapping Prediction and Forecasting Models in South Korea with High Spatiotemporal Resolution and Health Risk Estimation-Based Evaluations Open
Several studies developed machine learning-based PM2.5 prediction models; however, nationwide models addressing both mapping prediction and forecasting were limited. Further, although the prediction accuracy is different from PM2.5-related…
View article: Multi-country multi-city study on heterogeneous impacts of urbanicity on heat-related mortality
Multi-country multi-city study on heterogeneous impacts of urbanicity on heat-related mortality Open
Urbanicity might have complicated impacts on heat-related mortality, intertwined with national and regional context; however, the relevant evidence is limited. This multi-country study investigated the complex roles of urbanicity on heat-r…
View article: [Corrigendum] <i>Ampelopsis japonica</i> ethanol extract suppresses migration and invasion in human MDA‑MB‑231 breast cancer cells
[Corrigendum] <i>Ampelopsis japonica</i> ethanol extract suppresses migration and invasion in human MDA‑MB‑231 breast cancer cells Open
Subsequently to the publication of the above paper, an interested reader drew to the authors' attention that, in Fig. 1C on p. 3724, the '12 h, 25 μg/ml EAJ' and '12 h, 50 μg/ml EAJ' panels (second and third panels from the left on the top…
View article: Association between greenness and suicide attempts in patients with depression: A nationwide longitudinal cohort study
Association between greenness and suicide attempts in patients with depression: A nationwide longitudinal cohort study Open
This nationwide cohort study provides epidemiological evidence for the benefits of residential greenness in reducing suicide among patients with depression and suggests the appropriateness of public health policies for increasing green spa…
View article: Nonlinear exposure-response associations of daytime, nighttime, and day-night compound heatwaves with mortality amid climate change
Nonlinear exposure-response associations of daytime, nighttime, and day-night compound heatwaves with mortality amid climate change Open
Heatwaves are commonly simplified as binary variables in epidemiological studies, limiting the understanding of heatwave-mortality associations. Here we conduct a multi-country study across 28 East Asian cities that employed the Cumulative…
View article: Association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and violence cases in South Korea: A nationwide time-stratified care-crossover study
Association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and violence cases in South Korea: A nationwide time-stratified care-crossover study Open
Several studies reported the roles of short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) on violent behaviors; however, existing findings had a limitation in assessing the population-representative association between violence and PM…