Electric vehicles and health: A scoping review.

Background: The health impacts of the rapid transition to the use of electric vehicles are largely unexplored. We completed a scoping review to assess the state of the evidence on use of battery electric and hybrid electric vehicles and health.

Methods: We conducted a literature search of MEDLINE, Embase, Global Health, CINAHL, Scopus, and Environmental Science Collection databases for articles published January 1990 to January 2024.

Large-scale agricultural burning and cardiorespiratory emergency department visits in the U.S. state of Kansas.

Background: Prescribed agricultural burning is a common land management practice, but little is known about the health effects from the resulting smoke exposure.

Objective: To examine the association between smoke from prescribed burning and cardiorespiratory outcomes in the U.S.