Publications

2026

• Mortality Risks of Co-Exposure to Extreme Heat and Ozone in Urban Populations: Synergy, Vulnerability, and Implications for Public Health
  X Bi, X Chen, S Jin, Y Wang, M Bell, C Wu, C Song, Q Li, C Wang, T Xia, D Haase, F Mao, V Krastev, J Li
  Sustainable Cities and Society 2026;148:107686

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• PM2. 5 and 30-Day Readmission in Medicare Beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Effect Modification by Neighborhood Green and Blue Space
  Environmental Health Perspectives 2026 (Online published)

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• 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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• The modification effect of temperature on the association between ozone and human mortality in Shanghai, China
  X Bi, S Jin, X Chen, Y Zhang, Y Wang, M Bell, C Song, C Wu, C Coskun Hepcan, C Wang, T Xia, J Li
  Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances 2026;19:100192

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• Assessing global factors associated with tropical cyclone-related mortality: A population-based longitudinal study
  W Huang, Z Yang, C Otto, M Mengel, S Hales, Y Zhang, R Xu, ML Bell, et al.
  Environment International 2026;214: 110409

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• Multi-country projections of temperature-related suicide mortality
  H Ro, Y Kim, M Hashizume, L Madaniyazi, M Bell, et al.
  Nature Mental Health 2026;4:1130–1141

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• Association of mortality and combined oxidative capacity of ozone and nitrogen dioxide
  Y Niu, R Chen, F Sera, A Urban, A Vicedo-Cabrera, Y Honda, V Huber, Y Guo, S Tong, M Coelho, P Saldiva, E Lavigne, P Matus Correa, N Valdés Ortega, S Osorio, S Achilleos, D Roye, J Jaakkola, N Ryti, M Pascal, A Schneider, S Breitner-Busch, et al.
  Nature Sustainability 2026 (Online published)

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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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• Tropical cyclone exposure and risk of adverse birth outcomes in urban and rural areas of Georgia
  X Ning, K Chen, Z Liew, J Warren, S Heo, M Bell, N Deziel
  Environmental Research Communications 2026;8(6):061003

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• Hurricane power outage burden lands unequally: satellite evidence across 30 Atlantic storms
  CC Lim, C Roman-Palacios, I Estacios, P Beamer, A Ghosh, K Zhang, R Parks, G Anderson, ML Bell
  Research Square rs. 3. rs-9349878

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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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