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Corporate Chains Revolutionize Fertility Clinics: Improved IVF Success Rates, More Treatments and Safer Outcomes
News Release

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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A Second Phase of Coronavirus

A Second Phase of Coronavirus

WTOP , April 19, 2020

INFORMS member Julie Swann speaks to how to prepare for a second phase of Covid-19 on WTOP Sunday morning.

Risk of reopening the country

Risk of reopening the country

Scripps, April 18, 2020

The reality is reopening parts of the country doesn’t mean that more closures could happen later. Sheldon Jacobson a risk assessment expert and computer science professor at the University of Illinois explains the risk and consideration going into the these decisions.

Faculty Viewpoints: The Public Health Response

Faculty Viewpoints: The Public Health Response

Yale Insights, April 17, 2020

In an online discussion, Yale faculty members discussed what’s missing from the public health response to COVID-19 and offered visions of the post-pandemic world.

How Lawmakers Can Balance Public Health And The Economy

How Lawmakers Can Balance Public Health And The Economy

Wisconsin Public Radio, April 17, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday he would extend the state's safer-at-home and other social distancing orders until May 26 in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Republican lawmakers who argued the orders would negatively impact the economy. We talk to a risk analyst about what policymakers will weigh in the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak. 

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