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This cross-sectional study examines the use of handcuffing in children and adolescents by law enforcement officers in behavioral health emergencies in non鈥揾ealth care settings.
This cross-sectional study examines the association of state laws limiting divorce during pregnancy and access to reproductive health care with rates of pregnancy-associated homicide.
This cross-sectional study estimates the prevalence of catastrophic health expenditures incurred by US individuals accessing abortion care and whether abortion costs differ among those seeking care within or outside their state of residence.
This Viewpoint discusses the implications that the 2024 presidential election may have on the status of the temporary expansions to the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 Advanced Premium Tax Credits.
This cross-setional study examines the feasibility of using march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act to systemically lower drug prices by removing patent barriers to competition using data from the Food and Drug Administration Orange Book
This cohort study analyzes associations of criminal sanctions with mortality among people with psychosis in the criminal legal system of New South Wales, Australia.
This longitudinal cross-sectional study compares how frequently reports of drug-related supply chain issues were associated with drug shortages in the US compared with Canada.
This study identifies state policies authorizing law enforcement access to prescription drug monitoring program data and discusses the characteristics of those policies, particularly in states with laws banning gender-affirming care.
This Viewpoint discusses the need for health care systems and the medical profession to prepare to protect immigrant patients and their families and to avoid being coerced into compromising patient care and the values of the profession.
This cohort study examines whether there is an association between a mother moving into a neighborhood with lower income between births and newborn custody by child protective services at birth.
This Viewpoint discusses the need to address all forms of AI-generated medical disinformation, regardless of whether it involves impersonating real or fictional professionals, medical societies, or research institutions, and the part that the Federal Trade Commission can play in achieving that goal.
This survey study evaluated whether concerns about parental access to online health information through patient portals altered the amount of sensitive health information by young adults and the likelihood of opening a portal account.
This cross-sectional study examines the feasibility and clinical performance of a fingerstick point-of-care hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA assay in a community supervision (probation or parole) setting.
This cross-sectional study examines treatment received for falls from a section of the US-Mexico border wall with a focus on emergency medical services activation and type of treatment.
This cross-sectional study describes trends in fulfillment patterns for medication abortion prescriptions from 1 online pharmacy 1 year before to 1 year after the US Supreme Court Dobbs v Jackson Women鈥檚 Health Organization decision.
This consensus statement examines genetic discrimination worldwide and identifies issues to be addressed by policymakers.
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