Amir Sapkota

Wildfire contributions to prenatal PM2.5 exposure in the contiguous United States, 2003–2019

Menglu Liang, Amir Sapkota, Hao He, Samyam Aryal et autres

Introduction Anthropogenic air pollution has declined substantially across the United States, but wildfire smoke may be offsetting these gains. PM2.5 exposure increases the risk of adverse birth outcomes, and wildfire-related PM2.5 may be more toxic than PM2.5 from other sources. Yet limited …

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Understudied Climate Change Attributes and Health Threats.

Amir Sapkota

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The Economic Consequence of Increased Health Care Resource Utilization in Maryland Associated With a Major Wildfire Smoke Event

Z. Zafari, Mary Maldarelli, Clayton H. Brown, M. Situt et autres

Background Transcontinental wildfire smoke migration originating from remote areas resulted in consecutive days of high concentrations of particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) in Maryland in June 2023. Research Question What is the economic and cardiopulmonary effects of migrating wildfire smoke exposure during …

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Building climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems in Nepal: Insights from a policy document review and qualitative interviews with key stakeholders

Mandira Lamichhane Dhimal, Dinesh Bhandari, Sailaja Ghimire, Bishal Dahal Khatri et autres

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the health sector's progress on building a climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health system in Nepal. The objectives were to identify specific challenges related to the World Health Organisation's (WHO's) ten-component operational framework and provide actionable insights …

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Assessing PM2.5 pollution in the Northeastern United States from the 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke: an episodic study integrating air quality and health impact modeling with emissions and meteorological uncertainty analysis

Hao He, T. Canty, Russell R. Dickerson, Joel Dreessen et autres

Abstract Between June 6 and 8, 2023, wildfires in Quebec, Canada generated massive smoke plumes that traveled long distances and deteriorated air quality across the Northeastern United States (US). Surface daily PM2.5 observations exceeded 100 µg m−3, affecting major cities such as …

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Comparison of Bio-meteorological index and temperature linked mortality: A case study from Ahmedabad city, India

Ayushi Sharma, Priya Dutta, Priyanka Shah, Veena Iyer et autres

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The 2023 Canadian Wildfires and Risk of Hospitalization and Mortality Among Hemodialysis Patients in the United States

Hyeonjin Song, Menglu Liang, N. Sieck, Huang Lin et autres

Introduction: Smoke plumes from the 2023 Canadian wildfires severely impacted air quality across the Eastern and Midwestern USA. However, a comprehensive health impact assessment is lacking in this large region. We investigated the association between wildfire-related air pollutants and the risk of …

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Dengue dynamics, predictions, and future increase under changing monsoon climate in India

Yacob Sophia, Mathew Koll Roxy, Raghu Murtugudde, Anand Karipot et autres

The global burden of dengue disease is escalating under the influence of climate change, with India contributing a third of the total. The non-linearity and regional heterogeneity inherent in the climate-dengue relationship and the lack of consistent data makes it difficult to …

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A prototype early warning system for diarrhoeal disease to combat health threats of climate change in the asia-pacific region

Raul Cruz‐Cano, Hao He, Samyam Aryal, Meghnath Dhimal et autres

Abstract Ongoing climate variability and change are increasing the burden of diarrhoeal disease worldwide. Meaningful early warning systems with adequate lead times (weeks to months) are needed to guide public health decision–making and enhance community resilience against health threats posed by climate …

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The Impact of Extreme Heat Events on Occupational Heat-Related Illnesses 2000-2019

Jeffrey Dalhoff, Amir Sapkota, Menglu Liang

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Oral microbiome dysbiosis among cigarette smokers and smokeless tobacco users compared to non-users

Suhana Chattopadhyay, Leena Malayil, Jessica Chopyk, Eoghan M. Smyth et autres

Tobacco use significantly influences the oral microbiome. However, less is known about how different tobacco products specifically impact the oral microbiome over time. To address this knowledge gap, we characterized the oral microbiome of cigarette users, smokeless tobacco users, and non-users over …

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Spatiotemporal link between El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), extreme heat, and thermal stress in the Asia–Pacific region

Jakob Eggeling, Chuansi Gao, Dong An, Raul Cruz‐Cano et autres

Climate change is closely monitored and numerous studies reports increasing air temperature and weather extremes across the globe. As a direct consequence of the increase of global temperature, the increased heat stress is becoming a global threat to public health. While most …

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