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People on breathing machines struggle without power after weather disasters
HOUSTON (AP) — Kimberly Rubit had one priority in mind as Hurricane Beryl ripped through Houston this summer: her severely disabled daughter. The 63-year-old worked nonstop to prevent Mary, 42, from overheating without air conditioning, water or lights after Beryl knocked out power...
Pakistan employs new measures to deal with nearly 70,000 people affected daily by hazardous smog
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities introduced mobile clinics and added more beds in hospitals to treat the nearly 70,000 patients received daily with respiratory-related diseases as hazardous smog continued to shroud the country's east, officials said Wednesday. Punjab,...
Growing pollution in Pakistan's Punjab province has sickened 1.8M people in a month, officials say
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Worsening air pollution sickened an estimated 1.8 million people in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province in the past month, health officials said Tuesday, as schools across the province were ordered to close for five days to protect children's health. Punjab...
Inogen: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — Inogen Inc. (INGN) on Thursday reported a loss of $6 million in its third quarter. The Goleta, California-based company said it had a loss of 25 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average...
Insmed: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Insmed Inc. (INSM) on Thursday reported a loss of $220.5 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Bridgewater, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of $1.27. The results fell short of Wall...
Use of smoke-emitting firecrackers renews air pollution debate in India's capital ahead of Diwali
NEW DELHI (AP) — As India gears up for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether they should celebrate by setting off firecrackers, which worsen the country’s chronic air pollution. Diwali, which will be celebrated Thursday, is marked by socializing...
In Ecuador, power-dependent patients wait in anguish as the government imposes hours-long blackouts
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The first time the electricity went off at night, Linda Vidal went into panic mode. For more than a year, the 52-year-old Ecuadorian woman suffering from Hodgkin lymphoma and a chronic respiratory disease has relied on an electricity-powered oxygen concentrator to breathe...
Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Steven Haller remembers the look of fear on people's faces when toxic algae in Lake Erie made it into his community's water supply 10 years ago, shutting it down for two days. Since then, Haller, a clinical researcher in the University of Toledo's department of...
Whooping cough forces cancellation of game between Portland State and South Dakota
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Portland State's game against South Dakota on Saturday was canceled because of a whooping cough case, the Vikings announced. “A case of pertussis (whooping cough) got into the Viking team two days ago. Pertussis is a highly contagious disease that affects...
