New article by #EHMLab at #LSHTM on confounding in #airpollution #epidemiology, with a case study using the #UKBiobank.
Key result: importance to control for residual spatial confounding and lifestyle factors.
Focus on #reproducibility, with #R code & synthetic data.

Links: lnkd.in/dxY9SuGt

#EHMLab is hiring a Research Fellow in Biostatistics. Work with massive UK cohorts like UKBiobank & OpenSAFELY to develop new methods for environmental health & climate change. Unique opportunity to collaborate with leading networks.
#Biostatistics #Epidemiology #DataScience
Apply: lnkd.in/dynhxsqM

Rapid impact analysis of current #heatwave in UK using state-of-the art modelling, #EHMLab and Grantham Institute collaboration. A total of 570 extra deaths forecasted for 19-22 June, with hotspots in London and West Midlands. Full report: ow.ly/y7TF50We32C

Today we are meeting together with #MCCstudy colleagues and other researchers for the workshop "Advanced Statistical Methods for evaluating the health effects of environmental exposures and climate change"

Full program here: lnkd.in/d6d-xRTQ

#EnvironmentalEpi #ClimateHealth #DataScience

New #MCC finds boosting urban greenness by 30% could lower temperatures by 0.19°C and cut heat-related mortality by ~1% globally. South Europe sees the biggest benefits. A climate adaptation win?

Full text: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#PublicHealth #ClimateChange

New tutorial!

Updated #EHMLab work by Jacopo Vanoli w/ R code to link residential data to environmental exposures in cohort studies. Simple, scalable, and open-source.

📄 Article: nature.com/articles/s41370-023-00635-w
💻 Code: github.com/gasparrini/EnvExpLink

#EpiTwitter #RStats #EnvHealth

New commentary in LancetPlanHealth on how climate change is shifting the balance heat vs cold health impact, leading to a huge net increase in temperature-related mortality in the near future.
Full-text: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#ClimateChange #PublicHealth #HeatRisk #ColdRisk

Masterclass example of #ReproducibleResearch from #EHMLab @ LSHTM: long-term mortality risks of #AirPollution in #UKBiobank. Full release of R scripts and synthetic data of 502,360 participants.
Article + Zenodo + GitHub links: www.ag-myresearch.com/2025_vanoli_...

First day of our course on 'Advanced Methods in Climate Change Epidemiology' in Wengen with Ana Vicedo-Cabrera. Lectures, real-data demos, R code, and cutting-edge methodologies to assess climate-related health risks. We have a full class!
#ClimateChange #PublicHealth #Epidemiology

Our #MCC Article Collection is finalised and fully published in Environmental Epidemiology.
Read the main article introducing the MCC Network: journals.lww.com/environepide...
Here the full collection: journals.lww.com/environepide...

Abstract submission for the #EGU General Assembly 2025 now open. Join us in session ITS2.3/CL0.12: Population Health Impacts of Climate Extremes and Climatic Factors.

Submit here: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

#ClimateHealth #EGU25 #ScienceForSociety

Today I will present a webinar within the BUSPH-HSPH #CAFÉUniversity RCC on the case time series design, a cutting-edge #ResearchMethods for #ClimateHealth. Dec 4th at 09:00-10:30 ET (14:00-15:30 GMT).
Register here: climatehealthcafe.org/training

Great collaboration with King's College on climate change and mental health. Urgent need for interdisciplinary collaboration to improve understanding, address evidence gaps, and inform practical interventions
Full text: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39582375/
#ClimateChange #MentalHealth