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Chemical and non-chemical stressors in population health: characterizing joint effects of air quality and social stressors on birth weight in a major city
This study examines the interaction between traffic-related air pollution and social stressors on birth weight, highlighting the complex relationships observed among specific stressors - particuarly violence -within New York City.
Brazil Faces a Growing Health and Economic Burden from Heat: New Research Calls for Urgent Action
This study presents the first nationwide projection of heat-related hospitalisations and economic losses in Brazil, using real hospital and climate data to quantify the growing burden and highlight the urgent need for climate adaptation.
