Managing Addiction and Overdose Deaths: The Debate Over America's Safe Injection Spaces.

In the decade between 2010 and 2020, the number of people killed by opioid overdoses more than tripled, reaching 68,630. Among drug users in their second and third decades of life, hepatitis B and C are also on the rise. New York City's two new supervised drug injection sites (SDISs) reversed 114 overdoses within two months, and 585 people injecting drugs visited the facility 4,974 times.

Health Equity in a Post 'Roe Versus Wade' America.

For almost five decades, the US Supreme Court had protected the right to abortion care in the United States. However, the Court's decision in 'Dobbs versus Jackson Women's Health Organization' in 2022 established that the US Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, effectively overturning the Court's own previous judgment in 'Roe versus Wade' from 1973. How could a decision that overturns the precedent for nationwide access to abortion affect women, children, and physicians? How will state laws impact healthcare equity regarding reproductive rights going forward? How will geography affect who can access care financially, and how will this shape the conditions that unwanted children are born into? This work is a systematic analysis of the impact of overturning 'Roe versus Wade' considering the scientific and medical evidence as well as the conflicting political and moral viewpoints regarding abortion.

The unintended consequences of being friendly: a case study.

Baby-friendly certification recognizes hospitals that promote early physical bonding between mother and infant, immediately after birth. Most births can accomplish physical bonding without increased risk to mother or infant. When mother or infant have complications and each have intravenous (i.

Building a transcontinental affiliation: a new model for academic health centers.

The recent affiliation of The Methodist Hospital (TMH) with Weill Medical College (WMC) of Cornell University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is the first transcontinental primary affiliation between major, not-for-profit academic health centers (AHCs) in the United States. The authors describe the process followed, the issues involved, the initial accomplishments, and the opportunities envisioned. The key enablers of this affiliation were a rapid process, mutual trust based on existing professional relationships, and commitment to the project by Board leadership.