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Association of Daily Doses of Buprenorphine With Urgent Health Care Utilization
Patients receiving higher doses of buprenorphine were less likely to later require emergency department services or an inpatient hospital stay, researchers found.
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Growing Divide: Rural Men Are Living Shorter, Less Healthy Lives Than Their Urban Counterparts
The urban-rural gaps in life expectancy and expected health quality for men nearing retirement age have widened significantly over a two-decade period.
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The Urban–Rural Gap in Older Americans’ Healthy Life Expectancy
The urban-rural gap in life expectancy and health quality for men nearing retirement age has widened over two decades.
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Public Trust in Drinking Water Safety is Low Globally
Even in countries with high access to basic drinking water services, including the United States, doubts about the safety of water were widespread.
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Self-Reported Anticipated Harm from Drinking Water Across 141 Countries
Public Trust in Drinking Water Safety is Low Globally
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Changes in Emergency Contraceptive Fills After Massachusetts’ Statewide Standing Order
Policies that reduce prescribing barriers may improve access to emergency contraceptives, particularly ulipristal.
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Use of Oral and Emergency Contraceptives After the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs Decision
The Dobbs decision was associated with declines in oral contraceptives, particularly ECs, in states enacting the most restrictive abortion policies.
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Study: States With the Most Restrictive Abortion Policies Saw the Biggest Declines in Use of Birth Control and Emergency Contraceptives After Dobbs Decision
The findings suggest that the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v Wade has had wider ramifications for women’s reproductive health than previously thought.
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How To Advance The Debate Over QALYs: A Response To Kaplan et al.
Jason Doctor and Darius Lakdawalla respond to a recent Health Affairs Forefront article by Robert Kaplan and colleagues and call for an alternative to QALYs, given issues with the underlying assumptions.
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Food and Nutrition Insecurity: Experiences That Differ for Some and Independently Predict Diet-Related Disease, Los Angeles County, 2022
Monitoring nutrition insecurity in addition to food insecurity can provide new information about populations with barriers to healthy diets.
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