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Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen is reelected in Nevada, securing battleground seat

Nov. 09, 2024 19:26 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen has won reelection, beating Republican Sam Brown in a tight but unusually quiet race for the battleground state. The first-term senator had campaigned on abortion rights and positioned herself as a nonideological politician, a...

AP Race Call: Republican Erin Houchin wins reelection to U.S. House in Indiana's 9th Congressional District

Nov. 05, 2024 22:33 PM EST

Republican Rep. Erin Houchin won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Indiana on Tuesday. The first-term conservative defeated Timothy Peck, an emergency room physician who has created three mission-based health technology companies. Houchin campaigned on securing the U.S.-Mexico border, support for...

Treace Medical Concepts: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 05, 2024 16:25 PM EST

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. (AP) — PONTE VEDRA, Fla. (AP) — Treace Medical Concepts Inc. (TMCI) on Tuesday reported a loss of $15.4 million in its third quarter. The Ponte Vedra, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 25 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall...

Winter depression is real and there are many ways to fight back

Oct. 30, 2024 17:32 PM EDT

As winter approaches and daylight hours grow shorter, people prone to seasonal depression can feel it in their bodies and brains. “It’s a feeling of panic, fear, anxiety and dread all in one,” said Germaine Pataki, 63, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She’s among...

Apple AirPods Pro's new hearing aid feature could help people face a problem they'd rather ignore

Oct. 28, 2024 17:38 PM EDT

Some Apple AirPods wireless headphones can be used as hearing aids with a new software update available Monday. It's a high-profile move that experts applaud, even if they only reach a small portion of the millions of Americans with hearing loss. An estimated 30 million people — 1...

North Carolina Supreme Court orders medical certification lawsuit be reheard

Oct. 18, 2024 16:27 PM EDT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court ruled Friday that a lower court should reconsider the constitutionality of a state law that requires health regulators to sign off before expanded health care services can be offered to the public. An eye doctor originated the...

The Latest: Hurricane Milton threatens to overshadow presidential campaigning

Oct. 09, 2024 20:00 PM EDT

Hurricane Milton is threatening to overshadow presidential campaigning as it menaces Florida. The storm has already scrambled Donald Trump's schedule. He put off a virtual event Tuesday night focused on health care and postponed a Univision town hall in Miami. He was in Pennsylvania...

Don't expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says

Oct. 07, 2024 17:00 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology and genetic research — not to mention larger numbers of people making it to age 100 — are not translating into marked jumps in lifespan overall,...

Remember the shortage of medical gowns during COVID? Feds spending $350 million for stockpile

Oct. 03, 2024 17:18 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Six U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million to manufacture medical gowns to store in the Strategic National Stockpile, years after doctors and nurses working in hospitals found themselves without the equipment while COVID-19 raged. The purchase of the...

AngioDynamics: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 03, 2024 06:39 AM EDT

LATHAM, N.Y. (AP) — LATHAM, N.Y. (AP) — AngioDynamics Inc. (ANGO) on Thursday reported a fiscal first-quarter loss of $12.8 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Latham, New York-based company said it had a loss of 31...