Who was Harold Hotelling and what did he contribute to the field of economics? A paper by Gaspard et al. (2024) in the Journal of Economics Literature provides some background on his life, his research and pros and cons of his research contributions. Today I summarize some of his key contributions to the field of…
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La música triunfal suena mientras pacientes con cáncer van de campamento, hacen jardinería y ven fuegos artificiales en anuncios de Opdivo+Yervoy, una combinación de inmunoterapias para tratar el melanoma metastásico y el cáncer de pulmón. Los comerciales de Skyrizi, un medicamento para tratar la psoriasis en placas y otras enfermedades, muestran a los pacientes buceando…
CLARKSBURG, California. – En una soleada mañana de agosto, en este pueblo agrícola, antes que las temperaturas se dispararan hasta los 103 grados Fahrenheit, el secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS) de Estados Unidos, Xavier Becerra, se paró frente a la pequeña biblioteca pública. Becerra venía a hablar de los esfuerzos de la administración…
CLARKSBURG, Calif. — On a sunny August morning in this agricultural town, before temperatures soared to 103 degrees, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra stood outside the small public library. He came to talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to protect farmworkers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke, two emerging public health issues…
Triumphant music plays as cancer patients go camping, do some gardening, and watch fireworks in ads for Opdivo+Yervoy, a combination of immunotherapies to treat metastatic melanoma and lung cancer. Ads for Skyrizi, a medicine to treat plaque psoriasis and other illnesses, show patients snorkeling and riding bikes — flashing their rash-free elbows. People with Type…
Durante la pandemia, los recursos federales se orientaron a reforzar los presupuestos de los estados para que pudieran responder a la emergencia por covid-19. Sin embargo, ya desde entonces, las autoridades de salud pública advirtieron que se avecinaba un inminente ciclo de auge y debacle en el financiamiento. Anticiparon que la crisis se presentaría cuando…
KFF Health News Colorado correspondent Rae Ellen Bichell discussed farmworkers and their risk of contracting bird flu on KGNU on Sept. 5. Click here to hear Bichell on KGNU Read Bichell’s “With Only Gloves To Protect Them, Farmworkers Say They Tend Sick Cows Amid Bird Flu” KFF Health News Northern California correspondent Vanessa G. Sánchez…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — During the heat dome that blanketed much of the Southeast in June, Stacey Freeman used window units to cool her poorly insulated mobile home in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Over the winter, the 44-year-old mom relied on space heaters. In both instances, her energy bills reached hundreds of dollars a month. “Sometimes I…