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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With some of the nation's largest meatpacking plants still closed due to coronavirus outbreaks, some grocery stores are limiting sales, and one expert foresees higher prices and less of a variety of meats in New England
North Carolina’s health department is slated to receive $25 million to expand COVID-19 testing. But that funding comes with strings attached. A relief package, passed unanimously by the General Assembly Saturday and signed by Gov. Roy Cooper Monday, outlines how North Carolina will spend $1.57 billion of federal funding, including millions for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Roche Holding AG, of Basel, Switzerland, has garnered U.S. FDA authorization for emergency use of a test to determine whether people have been infected with the novel coronavirus fueling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Epidemiological data suggests that COVID-19 cases must drop for 14 days before a state should consider opening nonessential businesses. Yet numerous states have begun opening anyway, well before they’ve achieved that milestone. Illinois, meanwhile, was one of the first states to adopt a stay-at-home order, and it is on track to be one of the last to end it.
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