Publications

2026

• Modifiable Risk Factors and Attributable Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality in US States, 1990-2023: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  CP Benziger, B Stark, CO Johnson et al.
  JAMA cardiology Published Online: July 15, 2026

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• Associations between the transition to cleaner cooking energy use and child health outcomes in India
  PN deSouza, JJ Lee, I Longkumer, … ML Bell
  Environmental Research: Health Accepted online 27 July 2026

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• Temporal changes in mortality risk associated with PM10 across 143 cities in 26 countries
  Y Choi, G Byun, H Kim, R Stewart et al.
  Lancet Planet Health 2026;10:101465

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• Evaluating the environmental justice dimensions of odor in Denver, Colorado
  PN Desouza, A Rees, E Oscilowicz, B Lawlor, W Obermann, K Dickinson, LM McKenzie, S Magzamen, S Miller, ML Bell
  Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2026;36(1):67-76

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• Quantifying the fatal and non-fatal burden of disease associated with child growth failure, 2000–2023: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  CE Troeger, MB Arndt, H Aalruz et al.
  The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2026;10(1):22-38

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• Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  SB Sirota, RG Bender, R-MV Dominguez et al.
  The Lancet infectious diseases 2026;26(4):343-361

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• The burden of El Niño–Southern Oscillation-related dengue attributable to anthropogenic climate change: a multicountry modelling study
  G Li, P Lu, P Weinstein, A Urban, ... ML Bell et al.
  The Lancet Planetary Health (Online Published April 23, 2026)

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• Hog CAFO construction and temporal trends in racial/ethnic demographics, economic growth, and land use in North Carolina
  BM Lewis and ML Bell
  Journal of Environmental Management 2026;404:129509

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• Atmospheric stressors and kidney diseases
  S Ahn, Hyewon Yun, S Kim, Z Al-Aly, ML Bell, W Lee
  Nature Reviews Nephrology 2026;Published 4/9/2026;1-12

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• Temporal variation in the association between short-term exposure to fine particulate matter and mortality across subpopulations in North Carolina and Michigan, US
  RK Stewart, H Kim, Y Song, HM Choi, C Chen, Y Choi, ML Bell
  Epidemiology 2026;Published March 18:10.1097

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• Density of animal feeding operations, including concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), and cancer incidence: a county-level ecological study across three US states
  J-Y Son, NC Deziel, ML Bell
  Environmental Research 2026;29:124298

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• Impacts from Sector-Specific Energy Policies on Mortality Co-Benefits and Socioeconomic Disparities Across Three Midwestern States in the Year 2050
  RK Stewart, K Farzad, Y Zhang, KT Gillingham, BF Hobbs, DC Esty, ML Bell
  Environmental Research 2026;299:124288

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• Associations Between Ambient Exposure to Styrene, Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes and Hospitalizations in the US Gulf Region
  Y Choi, C-T Wang, JL Warren, JH Woo, LS Engel, BH Baek, ML Bell
  Environmental Research 2026;298:124217

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• Leave no one behind: a call to include people with disabilities in climate change and health research
  S Kim, Y Kim, J Park, R Kim, W Lee, ML Bell, J-T Lee
  The Lancet Planetary Health 2026;10(3):101440

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• Unequal exposures, unequal attention: advancing environmental health research in rural areas
  NC Deziel, ML Bell
  Environmental International 2026;209:110173

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• High-Resolution Projections of Extreme Heat and Thermal Stress in Southeastern US
  S Lu, K Do, Y Zhang, X Chen, R Leung, ML Bell
  Weather and Climate Extremes 2025;52:100878

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• Brazil is already experiencing the brutal impacts of climate change
  C Lorenz, TA Cavendish, TSde Azevedo, ML Bell, A Nardocci, MdeF Andrade, T Nogueira
  Revista de Saúde Pública 2026;60:e6

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• Integrating mobility data into air pollution research for public health
  QR Wang, ML Bell, Y Zhang
  Nature Health 2025;1:1-10

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• The joint impact of temperature, humidity, and air pollution on COVID-19 incidence: a multi-country time-series study in 439 cities
  K Wagatsuma, D Feurer, W Yu et al.
  Environmental International 2026;208:110090

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• An updated modeling framework and sensitivity analysis of methodology for the climate health vulnerability index
  P Wang, F O’Brien, J-Y Son, S Heo, ML Bell, R Dubrow, K Chen
  Nature Communications 17(1); 1417

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