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Corporate Chains Revolutionize Fertility Clinics: Improved IVF Success Rates, More Treatments and Safer Outcomes
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BALTIMORE, MD, January 21, 2025 – New research published in the INFORMS journal Management Science reveals that corporate chain ownership of fertility clinics not only increases access to treatment but also enhances patient outcomes. The study shows that chain-owned clinics perform 27.2% more IVF cycles, achieve a 13.6% improvement in success rates, and adopt standardized practices that reduce risky multiple births while prioritizing healthier single births.

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The LA crisis is bigger than the fires — insurance is the next burning issue
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The Los Angeles wildfires have spread across tens of thousands of acres of land, burning everything in their path. Homes have been destroyed and lives upended as families begin the process of rebuilding — not only their homes, but their lives.  

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Opinion: What to watch in the coming AI policy shake-up
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Something remarkable is happening in Washington. Tech executives who once shunned the political spotlight now make regular pilgrimages to Capitol Hill, and artificial intelligence — a field that traces back to the 1950s — has become the talk of the town.

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With the recent hurricanes, can the supply chain catch up?

With the recent hurricanes, can the supply chain catch up?

Audacy, October 6, 2022

If there is one thing we've had a crash course in during the pandemic is the supply chain.We've basically learned it affects everything in our life. With recent hurricanes disrupting cargo ship routes, holiday demand creeping up on us, and continued semi chip conductors... how are we doing? Can the supply chain catch up? Zach Collier is an assistant professor and supply chain expert with Radford University. He joined the KRLD Afternoon News to discuss the constant changes.

New Members of the INFORMS Board of Directors Recently Elected

New Members of the INFORMS Board of Directors Recently Elected

News Release, October 6, 2022

New members of the INFORMS Board of Directors are elected to positions of Treasurer, Vice President of Education, Vice President of Meetings, Vice President of Publications, Vice President of Technology Strategy, and Vice President of Societies and Sections.

North Carolina State University Industrial and Systems Engineering department head, Julie Swann, elected president-elect of INFORMS

North Carolina State University Industrial and Systems Engineering department head, Julie Swann, elected president-elect of INFORMS

News Release, October 6, 2022

BALTIMORE, MD, October 6, 2022 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, announced that Julie Swann, Ph.D., has been elected the 2024 INFORMS President. Swann, who is the A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor and head of the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University, will join the INFORMS Board of Directors as president-elect in January 2023 and will then serve as president and past president in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

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