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ArticlePLoS medicine2026

Climate change and non-communicable diseases: An invisible syndemic.

Gokul Parameswaran, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Sanjay Rajagopalan

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Article in PLoS medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Gokul ParameswaranCardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2190-3386
Sadeer Al-KindiDivision of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness, Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
Sanjay RajagopalanCardiovascular Research Institute, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6669-8163

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Climate change accelerates non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through cascading environmental disruptions and is attributed to driving increased NCD-related mortality. Yet this syndemic remains invisible and underfunded. We detail why addressing the climate-NCD intersection is critical for improving health.

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Climate ChangeNoncommunicable DiseasesHumans

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PMID42101971
PMCPMC13155573

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