Methods The WHO comparative risk assessment used a common statistical model that
allows a reader to compare the contribution (attributable fraction) of several risk factors with …

In early 2021, US President Joe Biden signed an executive order to revise the social cost of
carbon estimate used by the US Government. The social cost of carbon is a monetary …

The progression of climate change is increasingly recognised as a climate emergency by
international advisory bodies and governments worldwide, and there are growing warnings …

Background: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, coordinated by the Institute for
Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), produces influential, data-driven estimates of the …

We live in a so-called risk society. The renowned sociologist and social thinker Ulrich Beck
defines a risk society as an inescapable structural condition of advanced industrialisation. 1 …

In their study published in The Lancet, the GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators1 assessed
cause-specific mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, disability-adjusted life …

Despite intensive research activity within the area of climate change, substantial knowledge
gaps still remain regarding the potential future impacts of climate change on human health …

The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) enterprise is a systematic,
scientific effort to quantify the comparative magnitude of health loss due to diseases, injuries …

Pollution and climate change are two hallmarks of the Anthropocene Age; they are grave
consequences of human activity on planetary health. 1–4 These twin threats arise from …

Background Up-to-date evidence about levels and trends in disease and injury incidence,
prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) is an essential input into global, regional …