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Op-Ed: What can be riskier than a COVID vaccine? Aspirin, for starters.

Op-Ed: What can be riskier than a COVID vaccine? Aspirin, for starters.

IndyStar, January 24, 2022

Some of the 33 million adults in the nation who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 may believe that the vaccines are risky. Medical systems around the country have debunked myths about their risk. Whether vaccine resistance is attributed to the speed at which the vaccines were developed, reported vaccine side effects, or breakthrough infections, those who remain on the vaccine sidelines are exposing themselves to much higher risk with the virus than the vaccine itself may pose.  

National blood crisis demands Americans rise to the challenge

National blood crisis demands Americans rise to the challenge

News-Register, January 21, 2022

For Americans, COVID's global supply chain disruption had remained more abstraction or inconvenience than potentially life-threatening reality. But that all changed when blood, platelets and plasma were added to the roster of critically short commodities, thanks to COVID's rampaging Omicron variant.

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AI Hallucinations? Two Brains Are Better Than One

AI Hallucinations? Two Brains Are Better Than One

Computer World, December 28, 2024

A number of startups and cloud service providers are starting to offer tools for monitoring, evaluating, and correcting problems with generative AI in the hope of eliminating errors, hallucinations, and other systemic problems associated with this technology.

Will AI Reboot Supply Chains?

Will AI Reboot Supply Chains?

Global Finance Magazine, December 9, 2024

Catastrophic weather events, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, trade conflicts, global pandemics—the forces disrupting supply chains are multiplying at a rate few could have anticipated.

Healthcare

Supply Chain

Why Santa Claus Does Best When he Overestimates Demand

Why Santa Claus Does Best When he Overestimates Demand

Parcel Magazine, December 18, 2024

During the holiday season, a late delivery can sometimes feel like the end of the world. You’ve been there: you order a highly anticipated gadget, new clothes, or a last-minute gift, only to find out that your delivery is delayed. While many blame shipping companies or delivery drivers, the true culprit often lies deeper in the supply chain — at the heart of it all: forecasting.

Climate