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Our regular survey of the research literature includes summaries of four important new studies: “Heat-Related Mortality in U.S. State and Private Prisons: A Case-Crossover Analysis” by Julianne Skarha, Keith Spangler, David Dosa, Josiah D. Rich, David A. Savitz, and Antonella Zanobetti, published in 18 PLoS ONE e0281389 (2023); “Incidence and Predictors of COVID-19 Infection in Prison Healthcare Workers” by Julie Caruth, Kathleen Black, Alicia Legard, Adriana De Resende, Kylie Getz, Michelle Borowski, Lisa Debilio, Arthur Brewer, Howard Kipen, Iris G. Udasin, and Judith M. Graber, published in 65 Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 573 (2023); “Epidemiology of TB in Prisoners: A Metanalysis of the Prevalence of Active and Latent TB” by Aline Ferreira Placeres, Débora de Almeida Soares, Felipe Mendes Delpino, Heriederson Sávio Dias Moura, Alessandro Rolim Scholze, Márcio Souza dos Santos, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio, and Inês Fronteira, published in 23 BMC Infectious Diseases (2023); “Correctional Nurses’ Perceptions of Substance Use Withdrawal Treatment for Pregnant Women in Jail in the South-Central Appalachia Region” by Skylar Sopko, The University of Tennessee Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects (2023).

Keywords: Heat-Related Mortality; COVID-19 Infection in Prison Healthcare Workers; Epidemiology of TB in Prisoners; Substance Use Withdrawal Treatment

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