[HTML][HTML] The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic

JD Sachs, SSA Karim, L Aknin, J Allen, K Brosbøl… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Executive summary As of May 31, 2022, there were 6· 9 million reported deaths and 17· 2
million estimated deaths from COVID-19, as reported by the Institute for Health Metrics and …

[HTML][HTML] Pollution and the heart

S Rajagopalan, PJ Landrigan - New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Pollution and the Heart Environmental pollution is a cardiovascular risk factor. The Global
Burden of Disease study estimated that pollution caused 9 million deaths in 2019, of which …

The role of seasonality in the spread of COVID-19 pandemic

X Liu, J Huang, C Li, Y Zhao, D Wang, Z Huang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
It has been reported that the transmission of COVID-19 can be influenced by the variation of
environmental factors due to the seasonal cycle. However, its underlying mechanism in the …

Excess of COVID-19 cases and deaths due to fine particulate matter exposure during the 2020 wildfires in the United States

X Zhou, K Josey, L Kamareddine, MC Caine, T Liu… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The year 2020 brought unimaginable challenges in public health, with the confluence of the
COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires across the western United States. Wildfires produce high …

The impact of outdoor air pollution on COVID-19: a review of evidence from in vitro, animal, and human studies

T Bourdrel, I Annesi-Maesano… - European respiratory …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Studies have pointed out that air pollution may be a contributing factor to the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the specific links between air pollution and …

[HTML][HTML] Positive association between outdoor air pollution and the incidence and severity of COVID-19. A review of the recent scientific evidences

M Marquès, JL Domingo - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In June 2020, we published a review focused on assessing the influence of various air
pollutants on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and the severity of COVID-19 in patients …

The impact of air pollution on COVID-19 incidence, severity, and mortality: A systematic review of studies in Europe and North America

IH Carballo, M Bakola, D Stuckler - Environmental research, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Air pollution is speculated to increase the risks of COVID-19 spread, severity,
and mortality. Objectives We systematically reviewed studies investigating the relationship …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic respiratory diseases are predictors of severe outcome in COVID-19 hospitalised patients: a nationwide study

G Beltramo, J Cottenet, AS Mariet… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Influenza epidemics were initially considered to be a suitable model for the
COVID-19 epidemic, but there is a lack of data concerning patients with chronic respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and the collapse of global trade: building an effective public health response

P Barlow, MCI van Schalkwyk, M McKee… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
The scale of the COVID-19 pandemic is a consequence of international trade and
globalisation, with the virus spreading along established trade and travel routes. However …

Climate change and global health: a call to more research and more action

I Agache, V Sampath, J Aguilera, CA Akdis, M Akdis… - Allergy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing understanding, globally, that climate change and increased pollution will
have a profound and mostly harmful effect on human health. This review brings together …