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Announcing the results of the 2026 INFORMS Board of Directors election and the new board for 2027.

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INFORMS has named 12 distinguished leaders as the 2026 class of INFORMS Fellows, one of the highest honors in the profession.

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Most medical devices do not hit the market through rigorous safety testing but by being deemed similar enough to something already approved—the “predicate” device through a mechanism known as the FDA’s 510(k) pathway. But similar is not a synonym for safe. While the assumption may be that substantial equivalence is a reasonable stand-in for a safety review, a share of devices cleared with this method still get recalled, and the FDA spends valuable time reviewing devices the same way, regardless of how risky it is on paper.

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The Modern Supply Chain Is Snapping

The Modern Supply Chain Is Snapping

The Atlantic, March 19, 2020

When president donald trump invoked the Defense Production Act yesterday, it was telling in two respects. First, it showed that the full force of the federal government will be brought to bear in the manufacturing of vital medical supplies. Second, it underlined what has already become clear: The way our modern supply chain is built is incredibly fragile.

Middleton develops plan to respond to coronavirus

Middleton develops plan to respond to coronavirus

WKOW, March 10, 2020

MIDDLETON (WKOW) -- Cities across the country are preparing for the possibility that coronavirus might hit home. 

City leaders in Middleton met Tuesday afternoon, to talk about how they'd respond if the outbreak came to the city. They discussed what it would take to close schools, city offices or public places, if someone got sick.

Vicki Bier On COVID-19 Risk Analysis

Vicki Bier On COVID-19 Risk Analysis

WORT 89.9 FM, March 12, 2020

Governor Tony Evers has declared a public health emergency today in response to new cases of COVID-19 or novel coronavirus in Wisconsin, while various universities and sporting associations have suspended classes and games.

Amazon’s Pandemic Savior Complex

Amazon’s Pandemic Savior Complex

Medium, March 19, 2020

Year after year, Jeff Bezos and his Amazon juggernaut have claimed bigger and bigger chunks of a growing and sweeping collection of industries — electric vehicles, cloud computing, movie making, and gourmet foods. But now Amazon has improbably also become the most central economic player in the country apart from the Fed itself — the omnipresent channel for what seems like all surviving commerce as Covid-19 increasingly brings business to a standstill.

How to Triage Patients Who Need Intensive Care

How to Triage Patients Who Need Intensive Care

Scientific American, March 20, 2020

Patients with COVID-19 have inundated hospitals in Italy, forcing doctors to make agonizing decisions about who should receive lifesaving care. Patient surges could soon demand distressing triage decisions in U.S. intensive care units (ICUs), too. As of Thursday, there were more than 13,000 confirmed cases in the U.S., and the nationwide death toll had risen to 175.

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