by Sara Moraca | Mar 9, 2025 | Environmental exposures, Global Burden of Diseaase Project, Italian GBD Initiative
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., as part of the pre-convention activities of the AIE congress (XLIX – Congress of the Italian Association of Epidemiology 2025 | AIE – Italian Association of Epidemiology), the Grand Hotel Salerno will...
by Sara Moraca | Feb 10, 2025 | Environmental exposures, Global Burden of Diseaase Project, Italian GBD Initiative, Maternal and developmental health
Diarrheal diseases continue to be a global health emergency, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Despite progress in reducing child mortality, the impact of diarrheal infections remains significant. According to 2021 data, these diseases caused 1.51...
by Sara Moraca | Jan 28, 2025 | Cardiovascular disease, Environmental exposures, Global Burden of Diseaase Project
Over the past two decades, differences in health and life expectancy in the United States have become increasingly pronounced. These inequalities, often related to place of residence, economic conditions, and racial and ethnic identity, have reached alarming levels. A...
by Sara Moraca | Dec 16, 2024 | Environmental exposures, Global Burden of Diseaase Project, Italian GBD Initiative, Non-communicable diseases
Combating social and geographic inequalities is among the most urgent and complex challenges facing contemporary society. Inequalities in well-being affect not only the distribution of resources, but also access to opportunities that can ensure a long, healthy and...
by Sara Moraca | Oct 4, 2024 | Cardiovascular disease, Environmental exposures, Global Burden of Diseaase Project, Italian GBD Initiative, Neurological diseases
Between 1990 and 2021, globally, the number of people per year who suffered a new stroke increased by 70 percent, deaths caused by stroke increased by 44 percent, and stroke-related health loss, measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), increased by 32...
by Lorenzo Monasta | Aug 16, 2023 | Cardiovascular disease, Environmental exposures, Italian GBD Initiative, Tumors
Air pollution is one of the risk factors assessed by the Global Burden of Disease Study and is of great importance in population health. It actually ranks fourth in terms of impact on a global scale. Since it is known that air quality in Italy has peculiar...
