A5040133312- Occupational Health and Performance
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Malaria Research and Control
New York City Fire Department
2021-2025
Montefiore Medical Center
2021-2025
Johns Hopkins University
2022-2023
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2022
World Trade Center (WTC) exposure is associated with obstructive airway diseases and sarcoidosis. There limited research regarding the incidence progression of non-sarcoidosis interstitial lung (ILD) after WTC-exposure. ILD encompasses parenchymal which may lead to progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF). We used Fire Department City New York's (FDNY's) WTC Health Program cohort estimate progression.
ABSTRACT Background The emergency personnel who responded to the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks endured severe occupational exposures, yet prevalence of cognitive impairment remains unknown among WTC‐exposed‐FDNY‐responders. present study screened for mild and in WTC‐exposed FDNY responders using objective tests, compared rates a cohort non‐FDNY responders, descriptively meta‐analytic estimates MCI from global, community, clinical populations. Methods A sample WTC‐exposed‐FDNY ( n = 343)...
Abstract Background Firefighting has been associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health conditions. We previously found that among Fire Department of the City New York (FDNY) responders to World Trade Center (WTC) disaster, higher‐intensity WTC‐exposure predicted PTSD symptoms, depressive subjective cognitive concerns. The present study aims compare these symptoms in FDNY WTC‐exposed cohort versus a comparison non‐FDNY, non‐WTC‐exposed firefighters. Methods...
The degree to which routine, non-World Trade Center (WTC) firefighting exposures contribute the WTC exposure-obstructive airway disease (OAD) relationship is unknown. Our objective was compare frequency of self-reported OAD diagnoses in WTC-exposed firefighters from Fire Department City New York (FDNY) compared with non-WTC-exposed other cities and general population.A total 9792 male FDNY 3138 Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco who were actively employed on 9/11/01 completed a health...
Introduction: Homelessness is associated with an increased risk of syphilis, HIV, and other STIs disproportionately impacts sexual gender minorities.Method: Data for this analysis came from a longitudinal cohort study 285 urban gay, bisexual, men who have sex (MSM). The aimed to (1) describe the prevalence homelessness over time (2) identify characteristics homelessness, (3) measure associations between recent substance use STI/HIV behaviors three months later. Participants were recruited...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected low-income, and racial ethnic minority populations. Testing plays a critical role in disrupting disease transmission, but complex barriers prevent optimal testing access, particularly for Black Latinx communities. There is limited evidence on modalities to increase access these </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> primary objective of the Community Collaboration Combat (C-FORWARD) trial define maximizing acceptance,...
Background The emergency personnel who responded to the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks endured severe occupational exposures, yet prevalence of cognitive impairment remains unknown among WTC-exposed-FDNY-responders. present study screened for mild and in WTC-exposed FDNY responders using objective tests, compared rates a cohort non-FDNY responders, descriptively meta-analytic estimates MCI from global, community, clinical populations. Methods A sample WTC-exposed-FDNY (n = 343) was...
Abstract An elevated risk of myeloma precursor disease, monoclonal gammopathy undetermined significance (MGUS), was identified among Fire Department the City New York (FDNY) World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed firefighters. Further investigation needed to determine if these findings were reproducible in a more heterogeneous WTC-exposed rescue/recovery workers cohort, Stony Brook University-General Responder Cohort GRC (SBU-GRC). MGUS compared between cohorts and published general population...
Malaria incidence has declined in southern Zambia over recent decades, leading to efforts achieve and sustain malaria elimination. Understanding the remaining disease burden is key providing optimal health care. A longitudinal study conducted a rural area of Choma District, Southern Province, Zambia, assessed prevalence factors associated with symptoms non-malarial illnesses treatment-seeking behavior. We analyzed data collected monthly between October 2018 through September 2020 from 1,174...
To assess the effect of World Trade Center (WTC) exposure on cardiovascular disease (CVD) in career firefighters. Methods: Firefighters from four US cities completed health questionnaires that provide information about demographics, CVD diagnoses, and risk factors. were also compared with respondents 2019 National Health Interview Survey. Results: Greater WTC was positively associated combined coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, angina (termed "CAD") when comparing WTC-exposed...