Satellite Air Pollution Data Shows Complex Links to U.S. Adult Asthma
A multilevel analysis across U.S. metropolitan areas found mixed associations between satellite-derived air pollutants and adult asthma prevalence.
Tag: urban health
New Framework Assesses Telehealth Equity in Two Australian Programmes
A new nine-dimension framework was applied to two Australian telehealth programmes to assess health equity across design, implementation, and evaluation.
Review Evaluates Dengue Emergence Risk and Mosquito Ecology in Tehran
An integrative review finds no evidence of established dengue transmission or persistent Aedes mosquito populations in Tehran, despite evolving environmental ...
Six paradigm shifts could redefine how Global South cities plan for sustainability
A new grand challenge article argues that sustainable urban planning in the Global South requires six paradigm shifts, from systems ...
Human-caused warming drove two-thirds of Europe’s 50,391 summer heat deaths in 854 cities
An estimated 50,391 heat-related excess deaths occurred across 854 European cities in summer 2026, with around two-thirds attributable to anthropogenic ...
Drug Use and Social Vulnerability Combine to Raise Health Risks for Street Youth in Indonesia
A prospective cohort study of 364 street-involved youth in Makassar, Indonesia, found that baseline drug use and high social vulnerability ...
Empathy at the core: a qualitative study of patient experience in an urban and rural emergency department setting
Interviews with 56 emergency-department patients found that empathy was the central influence on care experience across an urban academic center ...
Urban Schistosomiasis Persists in Salvador, Brazil, but Falls Sharply Over 13 Years
A 13-year longitudinal study in Salvador, Brazil, found that urban Schistosoma mansoni transmission is largely local and that community-wide prevalence ...
Neighbourhood Trust and Walkability Drive Real Activity Levels in Hong Kong’s Older Adults
A study of 410 Hong Kong adults aged 60 to 80 found that perceived social cohesion, aesthetics, safety and walkability ...
How Communities in South Asia’s Cities Are Fighting Diabetes and Heart Disease Themselves
A scoping review of 14 studies finds that community-driven interventions show promise for preventing non-communicable diseases in urban South Asia, ...
Health Is Shaped by Where We Live, but Scientists Still Can’t Agree What Space Actually Does
A systematic review of 59 publications finds that only three define spatial determinants of health, exposing a conceptual vacuum in ...
Rural and Urban Cancer Patients Use Cannabis at Similar Rates, Pennsylvania Survey Finds
A survey of 186 cancer patients at a Pennsylvania cancer center found that roughly a quarter had used cannabis since ...
Cities Are Acting on Climate, But the Boldest Health Wins Remain Untested
A landmark umbrella review of 49 systematic reviews finds that urban climate actions deliver modest health co-benefits, mainly through active ...
What Slum Dwellers in Dhaka Really Want from Their Local Health Clinics
A two-phase study in Dhaka's slums has identified six key attributes, from travel time to medicine costs, that will underpin ...
Free Resident-Run Dermatology Clinic Reveals Skin Care Gaps in Urban Uninsured
A twelve-month analysis of a resident-run free dermatology clinic in Cleveland reveals the most common skin conditions and demographic patterns ...
Air Purifiers Could Lower Heart Risks for Those Exposed to Traffic Pollution
HEPA Air Purifiers Linked to Significant Decrease in Blood Pressure Among Adults Recent research has revealed an intriguing connection between ...
