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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Environment and Health

Environment and Health current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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July 2024

The association of access to green space with low mental distress and general health in older adults 10.1186/s12877-024-04738-3

Climate change and disorders of the nervous system 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00087-5

Climate change, extreme heat, and health 10.1056/NEJMra2210769

Climate change-related disasters and the health of LGBTQ+ populations 10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100304

Environment, animals, and food as reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant bacteria for humans: one health or more? 10.1016/j.idnow.2024.104895

Estimated childhood lead exposure from drinking water in Chicago 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.0133

Exposure to air pollutants and rheumatoid arthritis biomarkers 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152365

Flame retardant exposure in vehicles is influenced by use in seat foam and temperature 10.1021/acs.est.3c10440

Global projections of heat exposure of older adults 10.1038/s41467-024-47197-5

Health systems and environmental sustainability: updating frameworks for a new era 10.1136/bmj-2023-076957

Heat exposure, preterm birth, and the role of greenness in Australia 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.0001 10.

How to communicate about climate change with patients 10.1136/bmj-2024-079831

Human health and the health of Planet Earth go together 10.1111/joim.13774

“I’m not asking to be let off”—suspended climate activist GP Sarah Benn continues to stand her ground 10.1136/bmj.q1003

The impact of climate change on hospice and palliative medicine: a scoping and narrative review 10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100323

The impact of climate change on respiratory care: a scoping review 10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100313

A lack of quality statistics is hiding the real heatwave death toll 10.1136/bmj.q1052

Opportunities and challenges for financing women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health in the context of climate change 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014596

Pediatric telemedicine visits reduce greenhouse gas emissions 10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100309

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day: do climate variations enhance the spread of COVID-19? 10.1186/s12992-024-01044-w

Single-use catheters – evidence and environmental impact 10.1111/bju.16313

Why digital innovation may not reduce healthcare’s environmental footprint 10.1136/bmj-2023-078303

Sources

BJU International (Jun); BMC Geriatrics (Apr); BMJ, The (Apr-Jun); BMJ Global Health (Apr); Environmental Science and Technology (May); Globalization and Health (May); Infectious Diseases Now (Jun); JAMA Pediatrics (Apr); Journal of Climate Change and Health (May-Aug); Journal of Internal Medicine (May); Lancet Neurology, The (Jun); Nature Communications (May); NEJM (15th May); Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism (Apr)

May 2024

Ambient air pollution and adverse birth outcomes 10.1111/1471-0528.17727 

Ambient temperature and preterm birth 10.1111/1471-0528.17720 

Assessing the impact of temperature on the duration of COVID-19 transmission in Terengganu, Malaysia: implications for public health strategies (no DOI)

Assessment of the association between ambient air pollution and stillbirth in the UK 10.1111/1471-0528.17696 

Chemicals in menstrual products 10.1111/1471-0528.17668

Climate change and stroke 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.043826

Environmental sustainability and AI in radiology 10.1148/radiol.232030

Environmental sustainability in obstetrics and gynaecology 10.1111/1471-0528.17637 

Estimated health effects from domestic use of gaseous fuels for cooking and heating in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries 10.1016/S2213-2600(23)00427-7

An expert review of environmental heat exposure and stillbirth in the face of climate change: Clinical implications and priority issues 10.1111/1471-0528.17622

Exposure to microplastics and human reproductive outcomes 10.1111/1471-0528.17756 

Future proofing health in response to climate change and rapid urbanisation in Africa 10.1136/bmj-2023-076476

Health effects of fossil fuel–derived endocrine disruptors 10.1056/NEJMra2300476

Heat stress and adverse pregnancy outcome 10.1111/1471-0528.17680

How climate change is changing vaccination planning 10.1136/bmj.q360

Impact of drought on mental and behavioral disorders, contributions of research in a climate change context 10.1007/s00484-024-02657-x

Impacts of active travel interventions on travel behaviour and health: Results from a five-year longitudinal travel survey in Outer London 10.1016/j.jth.2024.101771

Microplastics and nanoplastics in atheromas and cardiovascular events 10.1056/NEJMoa2309822

Outdoor light at night, air pollution, and risk of cerebrovascular disease 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.044904

Persistent organic pollutant exposure as a risk factor of gestational diabetes mellitus 10.1111/1471-0528.17725 

Relationship between climate change and skin cancer and implications for prevention and management 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.12.003

Shaping urban environments to improve respiratory health: recommendations for research, planning, and policy 10.1016/S2213-2600(23)00329-6

Switching from disposable to reusable PPE 10.1136/bmj-2023-075778

Sources

BJOG (Apr); BMJ, The (Mar-Apr); International Journal of Biometeorology (Mar); Journal of Transport and Health (Mar); Lancet Respiratory Medicine, The (Mar-Apr); Medical Journal of Malaysia, The (Mar); NEJM (7th Mar); Public Health (Feb); Radiology (Feb); Stroke (Apr)

March 2024

Climate and health challenges for Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics 10.1136/bmj-2023-077925

Climate change and mental health—time to act now 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.3413

Climate change: health effects in the UK (4th UK Government report - GOV-14571)

Climate change perception and mental health 10.3390/ejihpe14010014

Communities creating climate solutions for a healthy planet and healthy people 10.1038/s44168-023-00077-y

The effect of the urban exposome on COVID-19 health outcomes 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117351

Effects of cooking with liquefied petroleum gas or biomass on stunting in infants 10.1056/NEJMoa2302687

Environmental impact of low-dose methoxyflurane versus nitrous oxide for analgesia 10.1136/emermed-2022-213042

Exposure of U.S. adults to microplastics from commonly-consumed proteins 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123233

Exposure-response associations between chronic exposure to fine particulate matter and risks of hospital admission for major cardiovascular diseases 10.1136/bmj-2023-076939

Floods and diarrhea risk in young children in low- and middle-income countries 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3964

Green space morphology and school myopia in China 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.6015

Interventional pain physician beliefs on climate change 10.1016/j.inpm.2023.100287

Liquefied petroleum gas or biomass cooking and severe infant pneumonia 10.1056/NEJMoa2305681

Pathways to a healthy net-zero future: report of the Lancet Pathfinder Commission 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02466-2

Perinatal mental health outcomes following natural disasters 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.3564

Pollution and endometriosis: A deep dive into the environmental impacts on women's health 10.1111/1471-0528.17687

Rapid single-particle chemical imaging of nanoplastics by SRS microscopy 10.1073/pnas.2300582121

Reducing patient and planetary harms from high anticholinergic burden medication 10.1136/bmj-2023-075708

The role of Latin America and the Caribbean in global environmental health policy 10.7189/jogh.13.03035

The short-term effect of ambient particulate matter on suicide death 10.1186/s12940-023-01042-2

Short term exposure to low level ambient fine particulate matter and natural cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory morbidity among US adults with health insurance 10.1136/bmj-2023-076322

Sustainable health care: a real-world appraisal of a modern imaging department 10.1016/j.clinimag.2023.110025

Sustainable imaging in the era of the climate emergency: a personal view 10.1016/j.crad.2023.08.010

Why learning how to swallow pills is good for patients, parents, and the planet 10.1136/bmj-2023-076257

Wildfires and COVID-19: syndemic impact on maternal and child health 10.1016/j.tem.2023.08.009

Sources

BJOG (Mar); BMJ (Jan-Feb); Clinical Imaging (Jan); Clinical Radiology (Dec); Emergency Medicine Journal (Dec); Environmental Health (Jan); Environmental Pollution (Feb); Environmental Research (Jan); European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (Jan); Interventional Pain Medicine (Dec); JAMA Ophthalmology (Jan); JAMA Psychiatry (Dec); Journal of Global Health (Dec); Lancet, The (6th-12th Jan); NEJM (4th Jan); NPJ Climate Action (Jan); PNAS (Jan); Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism (Dec); UK Government website (Dec)