Climate change and non-communicable diseases: An invisible syndemic
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.
Authors
- Gokul Parameswaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2190-3386)
- Sadeer Al-Kindi
- Sanjay Rajagopalan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6669-8163)
Institutions
- Houston Methodist (US)
- University Hospitals of Cleveland (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005082
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00