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View article: Tetrahydrocannabinol Intoxication from Food at a Restaurant — Wisconsin, October 2024
Tetrahydrocannabinol Intoxication from Food at a Restaurant — Wisconsin, October 2024 Open
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychoactive substance found in Cannabis sativa plants, including varieties such as hemp, is increasingly being used in consumer products. On October 24, 2024, local emergency medical services reported to Publ…
View article: The impact of work on cognition and physical disability: Evidence from English women
The impact of work on cognition and physical disability: Evidence from English women Open
View article: Changing inequalities in Europe and North America: part two
Changing inequalities in Europe and North America: part two Open
This special issue is the second in a two‐part series on the evolution of labour market and disposable income inequalities over recent decades in 17 high‐income countries in Europe and North America. In this Introduction, we provide additi…
View article: Changing labour market and income inequalities in Europe and North America: a parallel project to the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities in the 21<sup>st</sup>century
Changing labour market and income inequalities in Europe and North America: a parallel project to the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities in the 21<sup>st</sup>century Open
The evolution of labour market and disposable income inequalities over recent decades in high‐income countries has generated intense interest in academia and the wider public. The extent to which there have been common trends, or diverging…
View article: Computation and Econometrics of the Gini Coefficient
Computation and Econometrics of the Gini Coefficient Open
View article: Long-term Care in England
Long-term Care in England Open
Long-Term Care (LTC) in England, which is facing increasing strain due to population aging.We piece together microeconomic and aggregate data in order to give an overview of the demand and supply of LTC in England in a way that facilitates…
View article: Symposium: tax equity around the world – introduction
Symposium: tax equity around the world – introduction Open
As inequality has risen around the world, the importance of tax design for achieving equity objectives has become increasingly widely discussed and is the focus of much recent public finance research. At the same time, globalisation and th…
View article: Long-Term Care in England
Long-Term Care in England Open
View article: Gambling and Intimate Partner Violence
Gambling and Intimate Partner Violence Open
View article: Managing retirement incomes
Managing retirement incomes Open
In this paper we discuss the state of the literature relating to the decumulation of retirement wealth and the management of retirement incomes. On the one hand, life-cycle models which allow for strong bequest motives and the effects of m…
View article: Inequality in mortality between Black and White Americans by age, place, and cause and in comparison to Europe, 1990 to 2018
Inequality in mortality between Black and White Americans by age, place, and cause and in comparison to Europe, 1990 to 2018 Open
Significance From 1990 to 2018, the Black–White American life expectancy gap fell 48.9% and mortality inequality decreased, although progress stalled after 2012 as life expectancy plateaued. Had improvements continued at the 1990 to 2012 r…
View article: Virtual medical student radiology clerkships during the COVID-19 pandemic: Distancing is not a barrier
Virtual medical student radiology clerkships during the COVID-19 pandemic: Distancing is not a barrier Open
View article: Inequality in Mortality between Black and White Americans by Age, Place, and Cause, and in Comparison to Europe, 1990-2018
Inequality in Mortality between Black and White Americans by Age, Place, and Cause, and in Comparison to Europe, 1990-2018 Open
Although there is a large gap between Black and White American life expectancies, the gap fell 48.9% between 1990-2018, mainly due to mortality declines among Black Americans. We examine age-specific mortality trends and racial gaps in lif…
View article: Large renal leiomyoma: A multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis
Large renal leiomyoma: A multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis Open
We report the case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with a large palpable abdominal mass. Initial sonographic and computed tomographic studies prompted a differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal or renal sarcoma, leiomyoma, and lipid-…
View article: Age specific trends in mortality disparities by socio-economic deprivation in small geographical areas of England, 2002-2018: A retrospective registry study
Age specific trends in mortality disparities by socio-economic deprivation in small geographical areas of England, 2002-2018: A retrospective registry study Open
View article: International differences in interspousal health correlations
International differences in interspousal health correlations Open
Using objective measures of lung function, we document strong positive associations in health within couples in all European countries but large and significant differences in this correlation within broad European regions, with Southern E…
View article: Mortality Inequality in England over the Past 20 Years*
Mortality Inequality in England over the Past 20 Years* Open
In this paper, we study the evolution of age‐group‐ and gender‐specific mortality and mortality inequality in England between 2003 and 2016, by comparing small geographic areas ranked by deprivation and grouped into bins of similar populat…
View article: Inoperable Left Renal Vein Leiomyosarcoma Refractory to Chemotherapy Invades Inferior Vena Cava and Right Atrium: A Case Report
Inoperable Left Renal Vein Leiomyosarcoma Refractory to Chemotherapy Invades Inferior Vena Cava and Right Atrium: A Case Report Open
View article: Impact of COVID-19 on UK orthopaedic training
Impact of COVID-19 on UK orthopaedic training Open
Introduction Drastic restructuring of the UK’s National Health Service was undertaken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with alterations to service delivery introduced from March 2020. This has affected surgical training programmes. Thi…
View article: Inequality in Mortality between Black and White Americans by Age, Place, and Cause, and in Comparison to Europe, 1990-2018
Inequality in Mortality between Black and White Americans by Age, Place, and Cause, and in Comparison to Europe, 1990-2018 Open
Although there is a large gap between Black and White American life expectancies, the gap fell 48.9% between 1990-2018, mainly due to mortality declines among Black Americans. We examine age-specific mortality trends and racial gaps in lif…
View article: Inequality in Mortality between Black and White Americans by Age, Place, and Cause, and in Comparison to Europe, 1990-2018
Inequality in Mortality between Black and White Americans by Age, Place, and Cause, and in Comparison to Europe, 1990-2018 Open
View article: Inequality in Mortality between Black and White Americans by Age, Place, and Cause, and in Comparison to Europe, 1990-2018
Inequality in Mortality between Black and White Americans by Age, Place, and Cause, and in Comparison to Europe, 1990-2018 Open
View article: BETTING SHOP ROBBERIES: REDUCING THE RISK TO RETAIL STAFF
BETTING SHOP ROBBERIES: REDUCING THE RISK TO RETAIL STAFF Open
A study by Deloitte found that there has been a recent growth in betting shop
View article: Issue Information
Issue Information Open
View article: The Mental Health Effects of the First Two Months of Lockdown during the COVID‐19 Pandemic in the UK<sup>*</sup>
The Mental Health Effects of the First Two Months of Lockdown during the COVID‐19 Pandemic in the UK<sup>*</sup> Open
In this paper, we estimate the effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on mental health in the UK. We use longitudinal micro data for the UK over the period 2009–20 to control for pre‐existing trends in mental health and construct individual‐spec…
View article: Open letter from UK based academic scientists to the secretaries of state for digital, culture, media and sport and for health and social care regarding the need for independent funding for the prevention and treatment of gambling harms
Open letter from UK based academic scientists to the secretaries of state for digital, culture, media and sport and for health and social care regarding the need for independent funding for the prevention and treatment of gambling harms Open
First paragraph: Dear secretaries of state, As leading academic scientists studying gambling behaviours and its harms, we are writing to express our concern about the continuing support shown for the voluntary system of funding treatment, …
View article: Recessions and health: the long-term health consequences of responses to the coronavirus
Recessions and health: the long-term health consequences of responses to the coronavirus Open
The lockdown measures that were implemented in the spring of 2020 to stop the spread of COVID-19 are having a huge impact on economies in the UK and around the world. In addition to the direct impact of COVID-19 on health, the following re…
View article: Replication data for: Life-Cycle Consumption Patterns at Older Ages in the United States and the United Kingdom: Can Medical Expenditures Explain the Difference?
Replication data for: Life-Cycle Consumption Patterns at Older Ages in the United States and the United Kingdom: Can Medical Expenditures Explain the Difference? Open
This paper documents significantly steeper declines in nondurable expenditures at older ages in the United Kingdom compared to the United States, in spite of income paths being similar. Several possible causes are explored, including diffe…
View article: Empirical Microeconomics in Changing Times: A Reflection on 50 Years of IFS Research
Empirical Microeconomics in Changing Times: A Reflection on 50 Years of IFS Research Open
Since the publication of the Meade Report in 1978 and the establishment of the Fiscal Studies journal in 1979, IFS has been a world leader in the microeconomic analysis of tax policy. Here we document the growing importance of rigorous emp…
View article: Metastatic mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas presenting as intractable back pain
Metastatic mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas presenting as intractable back pain Open
An 85-year-old woman presented to the emergency department for evaluation of gradually worsening upper back pain of 3 weeks’ duration. Her pain radiated down her right arm and was associated with right arm weakness. She reported visiting p…