Alcohol-related injuries from e-scooter and e-bike use in the US (2019-2022): a retrospective study.

Background: The use of electric-powered scooters and bikes (e-scooters/bikes) is rising, but little is known about associated injuries and substance use. This study analysed the trends and factors associated with e-scooter/bike-related injuries and alcohol/substance use emergency department (ED) visits from 2019 to 2022.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of US ED visit data from the 2019-2022 National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) identified visits for e-scooter/bike-related injuries.

A Retrospective Analysis of Urethroplasty and Medical Malpractice.

Objective: To review malpractice suits stemming from urethroplasty intervention, which is the standard of care for patients suffering from urethral strictures.

Methods: This retrospective study analyzed the LexisNexis and Westlaw databases between 1980 and 2024. Each database was queried with "urethroplasty" which yielded 48 cases and 20 jury verdicts/settlements in the LexisNexis database and 46 cases and 14 jury verdicts in the Westlaw database.

Young Adults' Experiences with Cannabis Retailer Marketing and Related Practices: Differences Among Sociodemographic Groups and Associations with Cannabis Use-related Outcomes.

Objectives: Limited cannabis retail surveillance has been conducted, particularly assessing retailer practices in relation to consumer sociodemographic factors or use-related outcomes. This study examined young adults': exposure to promotions, health claims, warnings, and age restrictions at cannabis retailers; demographic correlates of retail exposures; and retail exposures in relation to use-related outcomes.

Study Design: This study used the cross-sectional quantitative analysis.

Abortion Shield Laws.

Abortion Shield LawsThe overturning of has created new obstacles for physicians providing reproductive health care. Cohen et al. review the new development of abortion shield laws, which some abortion-supportive states have passed to protect physicians from attempts by states with abortion bans to enforce their laws beyond their borders.

Cannabis Retailer Communication About Cannabis Products, Health Benefits, and Risks: A Mystery Shopper Study of Licensed Retailers in Five U.S. Cities.

Objective: As the U.S. cannabis market expands, surveillance of retailer practices, especially product health claims and risks, is crucial to protect consumers.

Assessment of Online Marketing and Sales Practices Among Recreational Cannabis Retailers in Five U.S. Cities.

With more states legalizing recreational cannabis, examining cannabis retail and marketing is crucial, as it may influence consumers' perceptions and behaviors. Particularly understudied is online cannabis retail. In Spring 2022, coders collected and analyzed data regarding retailer characteristics, age verification, and marketing strategies (e.

Trends in US State Public Health Emergency Laws, 2021-2022.

To identify and categorize US state legislation introduced between January 1, 2021, and May 20, 2022, that addresses emergency health authority. We adapted standard policy surveillance methods to collect and code state bills and enacted laws limiting or expanding the emergency public health authority of state and local officials and agencies. State legislators introduced 1531 bills addressing public health authority; 191 of those were enacted in 43 states and the District of Columbia, including 17 expanding and 65 contracting emergency authority, 163 regulating use, and 30 preempting local use of specific measures such as mask mandates.

Remote Reproductive Rights.

In July 2020, a federal district court lifted the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's ("FDA") restriction requiring patients to pick up the first drug of a medication abortion-mifepristone-at a healthcare facility.

Scarcity amidst plenty: Regulating digital transformation.

Digital transformation has become a core aspect of lived experiences in recent years. Digital transformation has led to many aggregate benefits in the United States and throughout the world. The distribution of these benefits remains an issue of continuing contention.

Self-managed abortion: Aligning law and policy with medical evidence.

People have always and will always find ways to try to end their pregnancies when necessary. Many do so safely without the involvement or direct supervision of healthcare professionals by self-managing their abortions. In 2022, the well-established safety and efficacy of abortion medications prompted WHO to fully endorse self-managed medication abortion as part of a comprehensive range of safe, effective options for abortion care.

Policy surveillance for a global analysis of national abortion laws.

Policy surveillance offers a novel and important method for comparing law across jurisdictions. We used policy surveillance to examine abortion laws across the globe. Self-managed abortion, which generally takes place outside formal healthcare settings, is increasing in prevalence and can be safe.

Easing of Regulatory Barriers to Telemedicine Abortion in Response to COVID-19.

For many people seeking abortion during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine abortion is the safest and most acceptable method, posing lower risk of exposure to the virus. In addition, by reducing in-person visits with health care providers, increased use of telemedicine for abortion can reduce pressure on overburdened health systems. Given the benefits of telemedicine during the pandemic, government agencies in several countries took measures to temporarily allow telemedicine abortion.

Toward Human Rights and Evidence-Based Legal Frameworks for (Self-Managed) Abortion: A Review of the Last Decade of Legal Reform.

Since the late 1980s, people have safely self-managed their abortions with medication, changing the landscape of abortion. This practice continues to evolve and expand and has been identified as a cause of decline in severe abortion-related morbidity and mortality. However, developments in medical abortion and self-management have yet to be reflected in the way abortion is regulated.

Global Policy Surveillance: Creating and Using Comparative National Data on Health Law and Policy.

Throughout the world, laws play an important role in shaping population health. Law making is an intervention with measurable effects yet often unfolds without evaluation or monitoring. Policy surveillance-the systematic, scientific collection and analysis of laws of public health significance-can help bridge this gap by capturing important features of law in numeric form in structured longitudinal data sets.

State Laws Governing Syringe Services Programs and Participant Syringe Possession, 2014-2019.

Objective: Law is an important factor in the diffusion of syringe services programs (SSPs). This study measures the current status of, and 5-year change in, state laws governing SSP operations and possession of syringes by participants.

Methods: Legal researchers developed a cross-sectional data set measuring key features of state laws and regulations governing the possession and distribution of syringes across the 50 US states and the District of Columbia in effect on August 1, 2019.