Nicotine Pouch and E-Cigarette Use and Co-Use Among US Youths in 2023 and 2024, in JAMA Network Open
key takeaway: "Nicotine pouch lifetime use (3.0% to 5.4%), use in the past 12 months (2.4% to 4.6%), and use in the past 30 days (1.3% to 2.6%) and nicotine pouch plus e-cigarette co-use significantly increased from 2023 to 2024, whereas e-cigarette use in the past 12 months declined. Pouch use was higher among 12th grade, male, rural, and non-Hispanic White youths."
Building a public-private partnership to confront the emergency department boarding crisis, in Health Affairs Scholar
key takeaway: "This article, authored by federal health care leaders, opens the Health Affairs Scholar Featured Series by highlighting the importance of a public-private partnership approach and lays the foundation for a series that will further present a holistic evaluation of the topic, encouraging a multi-faceted approach toward resolving this critical health system issue."