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• Birth Outcomes, Health, and Health Care Needs of Childbearing Women following Wildfire Disasters: An Integrative, State-of-the-Science Review.

  Authors:Jo Evans, Amita Bansal, Danielle A.J.M. Schoenaker, Nicolas Cherbuin, Michael J. Peek, and Deborah L. DavisFrom:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 130, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 202210,589 words Report 2010LBackground: The frequency and severity of extreme weather events such as wildfires are expected to increase due to climate change. Childbearing women, that is, women who are pregnant, soon to be pregnant, or have...

• Residential Wood Burning and Pulmonary Function in the Agricultural Lung Health Study.

  Authors:Julie D. White, Annah B. Wyss, Thanh T. Hoang, Mikyeong Lee, Marie Richards, Christine G. Parks, et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 130, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20225,986 words Report 1790LBackground: In low- and middle-income countries, burning biomass indoors for cooking or heating has been associated with poorer lung function. In high-income countries, wood, a form of biomass, is commonly used for...

• Invited Perspective: Vibriosis--The Price Tag of a Warmer World.

  Author:Jan C. SemenzaFrom:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 130, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20221,998 words Guest commentary 2200LOcean warming has continued unabated, owing to climate change. (1) Water has a much larger capacity to absorb heat than the atmosphere; thus, the heat content of the oceans has increased disproportionally. In fact, >90%...

• Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Short-Term P[M.sub.2.5] Air Pollution Exposures in the United States.

  Authors:Timothy W. Collins and Sara E. GrineskiFrom:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 130, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20221,844 words Report 1440LIntroduction In 2019, fine particulate matter [P[M.sub.2.5], particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter of [less than or equal to] 2.5 [micro]m] air pollution was responsible for approximately 6.4 million and...

• Examining the Relationship between Climate Change and Vibriosis in the United States: Projected Health and Economic Impacts for the 21st Century.

  Authors:Megan Sheahan, Caitlin A. Gould, James E. Neumann, Patrick L. Kinney, Sandra Hoffmann, Charles Fant, et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 130, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 202211,910 words Report 1810LBackground: This paper represents, to our knowledge, the first national-level (United States) estimate of the economic impacts of vibriosis cases as exacerbated by climate change. Vibriosis is an illness contracted...

• Associations of Heavy Metals with Activities of Daily Living Disability: An Epigenome-Wide View of DNA Methylation and Mediation Analysis.

  Authors:Lili Xiao, Hong Cheng, Haiqing Cai, Yue Wei, Gaohui Zan, Xiuming Feng, et al.From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 130, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 20229,639 words Report 1890LBackground: Exposure to heavy metals has been reported to be associated with multiple diseases. However, direct associations and potential mechanisms of heavy metals with physical disability remain unclear. Objectives:...