SynthesisEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2023
Extreme weather and asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Maternal Phthalate Exposure and Allergic Diseases in Children: A Meta-Analysis and Network Toxicology.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Cough hypersensitivity risk increases during heatwaves and can be reduced by inhalation of alkaline aerosols of endogenous ions.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Time series analysis of environmental factors and their association with emergency visits for asthma exacerbations in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.Journal of global health · 2026Article
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- Long-term ambient temperature and asthma severity and hospitalization in children: a population-based study.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Climate change-associated heat extremes and immune dysregulation: emerging links with autoimmunity, allergy, and infectious diseases.Seminars in immunopathology · 2026Review
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- Extreme rainfall and anaemia among children under five in 46 low- and middle-income countries.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- The evolving global burden of asthma among children and adolescents, 1990-2040: trends, disparities, and future projections based on Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Triggering mechanisms of acute thunderstorm asthma: epithelial barrier disruption and immune dysregulation.Respiratory research · 2026Review
- Innate airway immune response to fungal allergens.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Extreme temperature exposure induces lung-gut dysbiosis in healthy mice.Current research in microbial sciences · 2026Article
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- The Interlinkages Between Ambient Temperature and Air Pollution in Exacerbating Childhood Asthma: A Time Series Study in Cape Town, South Africa.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Development and pilot of the BC Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat Action Plan: empowering patients with climate health readiness.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- A feasibility study evaluating the usability and acceptability of the personalised space technology exercise platform mobile application.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Heat waves elevate risks of airway hypersensitivity that inhaled endogenous ions reduce.Research square · 2025Article
- Climate Change And Its Impact On Asthma In South Africa.Current allergy & clinical immunology · 2025Article
- Climate change and environmental sustainability in emergency medicine: a narrative review.Annals of translational medicine · 2025Review
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundClimate change's influence on extreme weather events poses a significant threat to the morbidity and mortality of asthma patients. The aim of this study was to examine associations between extreme weather events and asthma-related outcomes.
methodsA systematic literature search for relevant studies was performed using the PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and ProQuest databases. Fixed-effects and random-effects models were applied to estimate the effects of extreme weather events on asthma-related outcomes.
resultsWe observed that extreme weather events were associated with increasing risks of general asthma outcomes with relative risks of 1.18-fold for asthma events (95% CI 1.13-1.24), 1.10-fold for asthma symptoms (95% CI 1.03-1.18) and 1.09-fold for asthma diagnoses (95% CI 1.00-1.19). Extreme weather events were associated with increased risks of acute asthma exacerbation with risk ratios of asthma emergency department visits of 1.25-fold (95% CI 1.14-1.37), of asthma hospital admissions of 1.10-fold (95% CI 1.04-1.17), of asthma outpatient visits of 1.19-fold (95% CI 1.06-1.34) and of asthma mortality of 2.10-fold (95% CI 1.35-3.27). Additionally, an increase in extreme weather events increased risk ratios of asthma events by 1.19-fold in children and 1.29-fold in females (95% CI 1.08-1.32 and 95% CI 0.98-1.69, respectively). Thunderstorms increased the risk ratio of asthma events by 1.24-fold (95% CI 1.13-1.36).
conclusionsOur study showed that extreme weather events more prominently increased the risk of asthma morbidity and mortality in children and females. Climate change is a critical concern for asthma control.
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