As part of FIU s Population Health Initiative, the university recently convened experts in the nation s capital on an issue of growing global concern: how climate change is impacting human health.
<p>A UCLA Health-led study found a combination of interventions of one-on-one telehealth coaching, peer support forums, and automated text messages more than doubled the use of the HIV prevention strategy, called PrEP, among younger, at-risk Americans, a group that historically has had low use of the medication.</p>
Researchers have found an association between sleep disturbances and complex multimorbidity, defined as the co-occurrence of three or more chronic conditions affecting more than three body systems, among Chinese and Korean Americans. Key findings: The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology in March 2023, found that 18.2% of Chinese and Korean Americans with sleep disturbances had 2.15 times the prevalence of having complex multimorbidity than those who do not, while people at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) had 1.19 times the prevalence. Additionally, the study found that male participants, Korean American individuals and those who had lived in the United States for 22 years or less have a stronger association with sleep disturbances and complex multimorbidity.
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