Midweek Links

What is Double descent.Repeal of Noneconomic Damage Caps and Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums.Reform of FDA use of external experts?Deep learning for solving economic models.Did RFK Jr. make former CDC Chief roll back vaccine policies without evidence?

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Mientras científicos estudian la propagación del sarampión en el país, Kennedy pone en riesgo avances que costaron décadas

Estados Unidos está a punto de perder su estatus de país libre de sarampión el próximo año. Si eso sucede, entraría en una nueva etapa en la que los brotes volverían a ser comunes. Más niñas y niños serían hospitalizados por esta enfermedad prevenible. Algunos perderían la audición. Algunos morirían. El sarampión también es costoso….

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Immigration Detention Center Contractor Sues Over California Health Inspections

GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against California officials to strike down a state law allowing local public health officials to inspect immigration detention facilities. The Florida-based company argued in a filing that California’s law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in August, is unconstitutional because…

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The Fantastic Fungi — Biohybrid Bots Are Mushrooming

By KIM BELLARD I hadn’t expected to write about a biology-related topic anytime soon after doing so last week, but, gosh darn it, then I saw a press release from Cornell about biohybrid robots – powered by mushrooms (aka fungi)! They had me at “biohybrid.”   The release talks about a new paper — Sensorimotor…

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Medicaid Financing: The Basics

Medicaid represents $1 out of every $6 spent on health care in the U.S. and is the major source of financing for states to provide health coverage and long-term services and supports for low-income residents. This brief examines key questions about Medicaid financing and how it works.

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We Should Write a Really Stern Letter

By KIM BELLARD On the heels of the disastrous floods in Texas, days away from the Hurricane Katrina twenty year anniversary, and with Hurricane Erin almost becoming another Hurricane Sandy, the dedicated employees at FEMA are worried. Very worried. They’ve got a President who repeatedly has called to dismantle the agency, a DHS Secretary who…

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