Objectives. To examine associations between state-level variation in abortion-restricting policies 2015 and total maternal mortality (TMM), (MM), late (LMM) from to 2018 the United States. Methods. We derived an abortion policy composite index for each state based on 8 policies. fit ecological generalized linear Poisson regression models with robust standard errors estimate 4-year TMM, MM, LMM rate ratios 95% confidence intervals (CIs) associated a 1-unit increase index, adjusting...

At the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services broadened access to telehealth. This provided an opportunity test whether diabetes, a risk factor severity, can be managed with telehealth services.The objective this study was examine impacts on diabetes control.A doubly robust estimator combined propensity score-weighting strategy regression controls baseline characteristics using electronic medical records data compare outcomes in patients without care. Matching...

Women who are pregnant or recently gave birth significantly more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than nonpregnant, nonpostpartum women of reproductive age, implicating the risk fatal violence conferred pregnancy itself. The rapidly increasing passage state legislation has restricted banned access abortion care across US. We used most recent and only source population-based data examine association between laws that restrict trends in violence–related homicide among girls ages...

Using county-level Vital Statistics of the United States data from 1974 to 2009, we employ a differences-in-differences framework comparing influenza mortality rates in Bowl-participating counties nonparticipants. We estimate having local team Super Bowl caused an 18 percent increase deaths for population over age 65. Results are most pronounced years when dominant strain is more virulent, or occurs closer peak season. find no impacts on hosting cities. Our findings suggest mitigating...

Draft lottery number assignment during the Vietnam Era provides a natural experiment to examine effects of military service on crime. Using exact dates birth for inmates in state and federal prisons 1979, 1986, 1991, we find that draft eligibility increases incarceration violent crimes but decreases nonviolent among whites. This is particularly evident where two‐sample instrumental variable estimates indicate probability crime by 0.34 percentage points 0.30 points. We conduct two...

Although effective in preventing pneumococcal disease, 13-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV13) is the most expensive on routinely recommended pediatric schedule United States. We examined cost-effectiveness of switching from 4 total doses to 3 by removing third dose primary series States.We used a probabilistic model following single birth cohort 4.3 million calculate societal cost savings and increased disease burden 6-month PCV13. Based modified estimates 7-valent randomized trials...

Background/Objectives: Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is associated with child obesity, an understudied issue in the southern United States, where obesity rates are highest country. We examined factors high SSB intakes among children aged 2-12 years two major cities Louisiana, New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Methods: conducted a cross-sectional study using online survey. The sample consisted of caregivers who eat restaurant meals (either dine-in, delivery, or take-out) at least once...

Objectives: During the height of COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy in United States was a key driver continued transmission and emergence new variants. We examined effect mandate that required patrons at nonessential venues (eg, restaurants, bars) New Orleans, Louisiana, to be vaccinated enter these establishments from August 2021 through March 2022. Methods: implemented parish-level synthetic control model compared vaccination trends Orleans Parish (county) (the boundaries are equivalent...

Importance Seventeen states introduced COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health care workers (HCWs) in mid-2021. Prior research on the effect of these was centered nursing home sector, and more evidence is needed their entire HCW population. Objective To examine association between state HCWs uptake this Design, Setting, Participants This repeated cross-sectional study included biweekly, individual-level data adults aged 25 to 64 years who were working or volunteering settings obtained from...

Objectives. To assess the impact of state COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health care workers (HCWs) on sector employment in United States. Methods. Using monthly state-level data from Quarterly Census Employment and Wages between January October 2021, we employed a partially pooled synthetic control method that accounted staggered mandate adoption heterogeneous treatment effects. We conducted analyses separately 4 subsectors—ambulatory services, hospitals, nursing residential care, social...