The effects of message framing on US police chiefs' support for interventions for opioid use disorder: a randomized survey experiment.

Background: US chiefs of police hold significant influence over the perceived acceptability and appropriateness of interventions for opioid use disorder (OUD) among the public, elected officials, and subordinate officers. This study assessed whether police chiefs' support for such interventions was sensitive to framing an intervention's benefits in terms that emphasize public health and harm reduction outcomes, versus terms typically indicative of public safety outcomes.

Methods: A two-armed survey utilizing a randomized, between-subjects design tested framing-based variance in support among US chiefs of police for overdose prevention centers, syringe service programs (SSPs), Good Samaritan laws, police naloxone distribution, trustworthiness of officers in recovery from OUD, and related propositions.

The relationships between body image, self-esteem and quality of life in adults with trauma-related limb loss sustained in the Syrian war.

Background: Numerous military soldiers have lost limbs as a result of the Syrian War. While there are variations between trauma-related amputations in military and civilian populations, both scenarios result in life-changing injuries.

Objective: To explore the relationship between body image, self-esteem, and quality of life (QOL) domains following trauma-related major amputation.

Internal Hernia Post-Single Anastomosis Gastric Bypass: Case Series with Review of Literature.

Obesity is an emerging worldwide health care issue. It has a direct and indirect bearing on health-related outcomes. Rates of overweight and obesity have grown manifold in the past few decades globally.

Retrospective Tertiary Care-Based Cohort Study on Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Ceftazidime-Avibactam-Resistant Carbapenem-Resistant Infections.

Introduction: The advent of ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI)-resistant carbapenem-resistant (CRKP) isolates has been steadily documented in recent years. We aimed to identify risk factors of CAZ-AVI-resistant CRKP infection and assess clinical outcomes of patients.

Methods: The study retrospectively examined the clinical and microbiological data of patients with ceftazidime avibactam susceptible and ceftazidime avibactam-resistant carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae infection to identify risk factors, clinical features, and outcomes using multivariate logistic regression analysis.

Impact of COVID-19 on Florida family dependency drug courts.

Background: To promote parent-child reunification, family dependency drug courts (FDDCs) facilitate substance use disorder treatment for people whose children have been removed due to parental substance use. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted FDDC operations, forcing FDDCs to quickly adapt to new circumstances. Although existing research has examined COVID-19 impacts on adult drug courts and civil dependency courts, studies have yet to examine the impact of COVID-19 on FDDCs specifically.

Barriers to medications for opioid use disorder in the court system: provider availability, provider "trustworthiness," and cost.

Background: Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) significantly decrease mortality but courts rarely refer participants with opioid use disorder to MOUD providers. Previous qualitative work suggests routine court referrals to MOUD providers are more likely if court team members perceive providers as "trustworthy." Court team members may also be less likely to refer participants to MOUD if they consider MOUD unaffordable, particularly in Florida, which has not expanded Medicaid.

Seasonal Variation in Cases of Acute Appendicitis.

Objectives: To investigate whether the incidence of acute appendicitis increases in summer and whether complicated cases present more in summer.

Methods: A single-center cross-sectional, retrospective study on 697 cases of appendicitis admitted in the year 2018. Inclusion criteria: patients admitted with acute appendicitis who underwent appendectomy of all ages.

Health effects of soda drinking in adolescent girls in the United Arab Emirates.

Background: There is a growing concern in the medical and scientific communities about the harmful effects associated with carbonated soft drinks. In several observational studies, intake of carbonated beverages was associated with reduced bone mass, decreased calcium level in the blood, and increased fracture risk. Soda drinks is a contributing factor in the prevalence and incidence of both dental caries and obesity especially among adolescents and young adults so they are more likely to be diagnosed as diabetic.