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Biden administration seeks to wipe consumer medical debt off most credit reports with proposed rule
The Biden administration is pushing to prevent medical debt from being considered in most decisions made over whether someone qualifies to rent an apartment, buy a car or take on a mortgage. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday it is planning a rule that would remove...
Autodesk, Coherent rise; Waste Management, Hertz Global fall, Monday, 6/3/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: Waste Management Inc., down $9.43 to $201.30. The garbage and recycling hauler is buying Stericycle in a deal worth about $7.2 billion. Autodesk Inc., up $9.22 to...
Tennessee is the latest state to mandate automatic defibrillators at high schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday to celebrate Tennessee's new law requiring all high schools to keep an automated external defibrillator available during classes, athletic practices and games. Lee signed the legislation earlier...
Can pink noise enhance sleep and memory? Early research drives a color noise buzz
You may have heard of white noise used to mask background sounds. Now, it has colorful competition. There’s a growing buzz around pink noise, brown noise, green noise — a rainbow of soothing sounds — and their theoretical effects on sleep, concentration and the relaxation...
Ireland's top diplomat concerned over slow pace of justice in peacekeeper's killing in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Ireland’s top diplomat in a visit to Lebanon on Monday expressed his concern over the slow progress in criminal proceedings against several Lebanese men charged with the killing of an Irish peacekeeper in 2022 in the tiny Mediterranean country. Micheál Martin,...
Avinger: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — Avinger Inc. (AVGR) on Wednesday reported a loss of $5.5 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Redwood City, California-based company said it had a loss of $2.49. The medical device maker...
Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives
BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews set off a chain of carefully placed explosives Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and with a boom and a splash, the mangled steel trusses came crashing down into the river below. The...
Atrion: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
ALLEN, Texas (AP) — ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Atrion Corp. (ATRI) on Friday reported first-quarter profit of $2.8 million. The Allen, Texas-based company said it had profit of $1.59 per share. The medical device maker posted revenue of $47.3 million in the period. ...
Apyx: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Apyx Medical Corporation (APYX) on Thursday reported a loss of $7.6 million in its first quarter. The Clearwater, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 22 cents per share. The medical device maker posted revenue...
ICU Medical: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — ICU Medical Inc. (ICUI) on Tuesday reported a loss of $39.5 million in its first quarter. The San Clemente, California-based company said it had a loss of $1.63 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and...
