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Aim: To develop surgical technique for definite treatment of recurrent rectourethral fistula in children.
Materials And Methods: From 2010 to 2022, 6 children with anal atresia and recurrent rectourethral fistula after sphincteroplasty were treated. In all patients an isolation and ligation of fistula with bringing down and resection of rectum above the level of fistula using transanal access in prone position was done.
Healthcare (Basel)
October 2024
Department of Political Science and Population Health, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Background/objectives: Teen birth rates remain a pressing public health issue in the United States, with significant long-term health risks for both mothers and children. Previous research has primarily focused on the impact of women in elected office on reproductive health outcomes, but less is known about the influence of women candidates. This study explores the relationship between the number of women candidates in county-level elections and county-level teen birth rates, highlighting the role of women candidates as visible role models and agents of potential policy change.
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September 2024
Global Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Int J Drug Policy
March 2024
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, B601 West Fee Hall, 909 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824-1030, United States.
Background: There is substantial geographic variability in local cannabis policies within states that have legalized recreational cannabis. This study develops an interpretable machine learning model that uses county-level population demographics, sociopolitical factors, and estimates of substance use and mental illness prevalences to predict the legality of recreational cannabis sales within each U.S.
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July 2024
Public Affairs and Policy, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA.
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) was the most significant policy breakthrough to expand health insurance coverage in the USA in 45 years. Culminating a decade-long effort by Republicans to repeal and undermine the ACA, the Trump administration launched a panoply of executive initiatives to sabotage the law. Benefitting from Democratic control of both the House and Senate during its first 2 years, the Biden administration through legislative and executive initiatives made substantial headway in reversing Trump's sabotage and further reinvigorating the ACA.
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