Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Alcohol Consumption and Mortality in the U.S., in American Journal of Preventive Medicine
key takeaway: "White persons (60.9% of the population) accounted for 70.8% of all alcohol-attributable deaths and had the second-highest death rate (63.8 per 100,000) among racial/ethnic groups. American Indian/Alaska Native persons had the highest alcohol-attributable death rate (145.3) and the lowest average age of death (48.1 years). White and Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander persons tended to die of alcohol-attributable conditions from chronic diseases at relatively older ages, whereas people in other racial/ethnic groups tended to die at younger ages from alcohol-attributable acute causes of death. After adjusting for differences in per capita alcohol consumption, there remained fourfold differences in alcohol-attributable deaths by race/ethnicity."
Adolescent Cannabis Vaping Trends (2021–2023): Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, Cannabidiol, and Synthetic Cannabinoids, in American Journal of Preventive Medicine
key takeaway: "There was a significant increase in adolescent vaping of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol, and synthetic cannabinoids from 2021 to 2023. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol vaping peaked in 2022, whereas the use of synthetic cannabinoids continued to increase."
US Laws Restricting Medical Care for Transgender Minors: Statutory Inconsistencies Involving Intersex and Other Individuals, in JAMA Health Forum
key takeaway: "This Special Communication reviewed statutes restricting gender-affirming medical care in all US jurisdictions and found that all US laws restricting medical procedures that modify benign sexual anatomy in transgender minors apply regardless of the minor’s consent/assent, parental permission, or clinical best-interests judgments. The same laws allow parents and clinicians to pursue similar procedures when performed on intersex and other presumptively nontransgender minors, even absent the minor’s consent/assent."