Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine(NCKUH)

2025

Beta and Pilot Testing of the Surviving & Thriving Healthy Lifestyle App: A Countermeasure to Firefighters’ Occupational Health Risks

Lidoriki, I., Anđelic, B., Lan, F. Y., Hershey, M. S., Georgakopoulos, S., Hadkhale, K., Speros, E., Sotos-Prieto, M., Christophi, C. A. & Kales, S. N., 2025 Mar, In: Toxics. 13, 3, 159.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Evolving SARS-CoV-2 severity among hospital and university affiliates in Spain and Greater Boston

Amer, F., Lan, F. Y., Gil-Conesa, M., Sidossis, A., Bruque, D., Iliaki, E., Buley, J., Nathan, N., Bruno-Murtha, L. A., Carlos, S., Kales, S. N. & Fernandez-Montero, A., 2025 Jan, In: Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica. 43, 1, p. 17-22 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

Findings Associated with Prolonged COVID-19 Recovery among Boston Healthcare Workers

Zalaquett, N., Lutchman, K., Iliaki, E., Buley, J., Nathan, N., Sotos Prieto, M., Kales, S. N. & Lan, F. Y., 2024 Dec 1, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 66, 12, p. 962-969 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Integrating the Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum into an Occupational Medicine Training Program

Lutchman, K., Wan, M., Lan, F. Y., Kales, S. N. & Frates, E. P., 2024 Apr 1, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 66, 4, p. E143-E144

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

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2 Citations (Scopus)

2023

Cancer and Potential Prevention with Lifestyle among Career Firefighters: A Narrative Review

Sidossis, A., Lan, F. Y., Hershey, M. S., Hadkhale, K. & Kales, S. N., 2023 May, In: Cancers. 15, 9, 2442.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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7 Citations (Scopus)

Immunity Acquired From the First Wave of COVID-19 Against Reinfections Up to Omicron Predominance

Lan, F. Y., Kasteler, S. D., Sidossis, A., Iliaki, E., Buley, J., Nathan, N., Osgood, R., Bruno-Murtha, L. A. & Kales, S. N., 2023 Jan, In: Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 98, 1, p. 202-203 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Surviving & Thriving; a healthy lifestyle app for new US firefighters: usability and pilot study protocol

Hershey, M. S., Bouziani, E., Chen, X. Y., Lidoriki, I., Hadkhale, K., Huang, Y. C., Filippou, T., López-Gil, J. F., Gribble, A. K., Lan, F. Y., Sotos-Prieto, M. & Kales, S. N., 2023, In: Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14, 1250041.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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1 Citation (Scopus)

2022

Continued effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination among urban healthcare workers during delta variant predominance

Lan, F. Y., Sidossis, A., Iliaki, E., Buley, J., Nathan, N., Bruno-Murtha, L. A. & Kales, S. N., 2022 Dec, In: BMC infectious diseases. 22, 1, 457.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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4 Citations (Scopus)

Effects of a healthy lifestyle intervention and COVID-19-adjusted training curriculum on firefighter recruits

Lan, F. Y., Scheibler, C., Hershey, M. S., Romero-Cabrera, J. L., Gaviola, G. C., Yiannakou, I., Fernandez-Montero, A., Christophi, C. A., Christiani, D. C., Sotos-Prieto, M. & Kales, S. N., 2022 Dec, In: Scientific reports. 12, 1, 10607.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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8 Citations (Scopus)

Health risks associated with group package tour: implications from a study on tour leaders in Taiwan

Lan, F. Y., Tseng, Y. C., Su, S. B., Wu, C. L. & Guo, H. R., 2022, In: Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research. 27, 11, p. 1207-1216 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Incidence of Voice Disorders among Private School Teachers in Taiwan: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study

Chen, B. L., Cheng, Y. Y., Lin, C. Y. & Guo, H. R., 2022 Feb 1, In: International journal of environmental research and public health. 19, 3, 1130.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

4 Citations (Scopus)

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Essential Workers in a Community-Based Cohort in the United States

Wei, C. F., Lan, F. Y., Hsu, Y. T., Lowery, N., Dibona, L., Akkeh, R., Kales, S. N. & Yang, J., 2022 May 17, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 10, 878208.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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8 Citations (Scopus)

The effects of a 6-month mandatory military police academy training on recruits' physical fitness

Barbosa, W. G., Saint Martin, D. R., Soares, E. D. M. K. V. K. S., Fontana, K. E., Lan, F. Y., Kales, S. N., Molina, G. E. & Porto, L. G. G., 2022 Sept 5, In: Work. 73, 4, p. 1297-1306 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

2021

Ambient temperature and subsequent COVID-19 mortality in the OECD countries and individual United States

Christophi, C. A., Sotos-Prieto, M., Lan, F. Y., Delgado-Velandia, M., Efthymiou, V., Gaviola, G. C., Hadjivasilis, A., Hsu, Y. T., Kyprianou, A., Lidoriki, I., Wei, C. F., Rodriguez-Artalejo, F. & Kales, S. N., 2021 Dec, In: Scientific reports. 11, 1, 8710.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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36 Citations (Scopus)

Association between SARS-CoV-2 infection, exposure risk and mental health among a cohort of essential retail workers in the USA

Lan, F. Y., Suharlim, C., Kales, S. N. & Yang, J., 2021 Apr 1, In: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 78, 4, p. 237-243 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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94 Citations (Scopus)

Comparison of COVID-19 mitigation and decompression strategies among homeless shelters: a prospective cohort study

Hsu, Y. T., Lan, F. Y., Wei, C. F., Suharlim, C., Lowery, N., Ramirez, A., Panerio-Langer, J., Kawachi, I. & Yang, J., 2021 Dec, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 64, p. 96-101 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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7 Citations (Scopus)

COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness in a Diverse Urban Health Care Worker Population

Iliaki, E., Lan, F. Y., Christophi, C. A., Guidotti, G., Jobrack, A. D., Buley, J., Osgood, R., Bruno-Murtha, L. A. & Kales, S. N., 2021 Dec, In: Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 96, 12, p. 3180-3182 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Open Access

1 Citation (Scopus)

Evolving virulence? Decreasing COVID-19 complications among Massachusetts healthcare workers: a cohort study

Lan, F. Y., Filler, R., Mathew, S., Iliaki, E., Osgood, R., Bruno-Murtha, L. A. & Kales, S. N., 2021, In: Pathogens and Global Health. 115, 1, p. 4-6 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

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10 Citations (Scopus)

Long-term effect of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Shirahama, R., Tanigawa, T., Ida, Y., Fukuhisa, K., Tanaka, R., Tomooka, K., Lan, F. Y., Ikeda, A., Wada, H. & Kales, S. N., 2021 Dec, In: Scientific reports. 11, 1, 19101.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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9 Citations (Scopus)

Measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter by ultrasound in healthy term neonates

Lan, S. Y., Tai, H. L., Lin, J. J., Lan, F. Y., Tsai, H. Y. & Lin, K. L., 2021 Nov, In: Pediatrics and Neonatology. 62, 6, p. 591-597 7 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence after the first wave among workers at a community healthcare system in the Greater Boston area

Bruno-Murtha, L. A., Osgood, R., Lan, F. Y., Buley, J., Nathan, N., Weiss, M., MacDonald, M., Kales, S. N. & Sayah, A. J., 2021, In: Pathogens and Global Health. 115, 5, p. 331-334 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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5 Citations (Scopus)

Sociodemographic risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection among Massachusetts healthcare workers: A retrospective cohort study

Lan, F. Y., Filler, R., Mathew, S., Buley, J., Iliaki, E., Bruno-Murtha, L. A., Osgood, R., Christophi, C. A., Fernandez-Montero, A. & Kales, S. N., 2021 Dec 28, In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 42, 12, p. 1473-1478 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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25 Citations (Scopus)

The Effects of Fire Academy Training and Probationary Firefighter Status on Select Basic Health and Fitness Measurements

Lan, F. Y., Yiannakou, I., Scheibler, C., Hershey, M. S., Cabrera, J. L. R., Gaviola, G. C., Fernandez-Montero, A., Christophi, C. A., Christiani, D. C., Sotos-Prieto, M. & Kales, S. N., 2021 Apr 1, In: Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 53, 4, p. 740-748 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

18 Citations (Scopus)

2020

A Mediterranean Lifestyle Is Associated with Lower Hypertension Prevalence and Better Aerobic Capacity among New England Firefighter Recruits

Lan, F. Y., Fernandez-Montero, A., Yiannakou, I., Marinos-Iatrides, O., Ankeny, J. T., Kiser, J., Christophi, C. A., Christiani, D. C., Sotos-Prieto, M. & Kales, S. N., 2020 Jul 1, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 62, 7, p. 466-471 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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17 Citations (Scopus)

COVID-19 and healthcare workers: Emerging patterns in Pamplona, Asia and Boston

Lan, F. Y., Fernandez-Montero, A. & Kales, S. N., 2020 Jul 1, In: Occupational Medicine. 70, 5, p. 340-341 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

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9 Citations (Scopus)

COVID-19 symptoms predictive of healthcare workers' SARS-CoV-2 PCR results

Lan, F. Y., Filler, R., Mathew, S., Buley, J., Iliaki, E., Bruno-Murtha, L. A., Osgood, R., Christophi, C. A., Fernandez-Montero, A. & Kales, S. N., 2020 Jun, In: PloS one. 15, 6, e0235460.

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120 Citations (Scopus)

Effects of universal masking on Massachusetts healthcare workers' COVID-19 incidence

Lan, F. Y., Christophi, C. A., Buley, J., Iliaki, E., Bruno-Murtha, L. A., Sayah, A. J. & Kales, S. N., 2020 Nov 1, In: Occupational Medicine. 70, 8, p. 606-609 4 p.

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