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AngioDynamics: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
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...
As communities grapple with needle waste, advocates say limiting syringe programs is not the answer
Frustrated with used needles littering city streets, some local officials have called for renewed restrictions on syringe service programs, which they say contribute to the recent rise in needle waste. But harm reduction experts say the needle waste — and high rates of infectious...
Wisconsin prisons agree to help hearing-impaired inmates under settlement
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has agreed to provide more help to hearing-impaired inmates as part of a settlement with federal investigators. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that its investigators had been probing complaints from...
Climate solution: In the swelter of hurricane blackouts, some churches stay cool on clean power
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As Hurricane Helene approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast, coming on the heels of another major storm two weeks ago, blackouts are all but certain in some areas. That carries extra risk for some people. In New Orleans, Verna Lee and her husband Ronald Bailey, both 71,...
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt returns to work after getting stent in blocked artery
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Wednesday that he's returned to work since undergoing heart surgery to clear a significant blockage to an artery. Stitt, a Republican in his second term, said in a statement that he had surgery last week to get a stent placed in...
Officials ban swimming after medical waste washes ashore in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware
OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Officials warned people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they said medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washed ashore. The source of the waste was under investigation. Officials banned swimming,...
Rubble and grief: Morocco’s High Atlas marks one year since record earthquake
IMI N'TALA, Morocco (AP) — The rescue crews and bystanders are long gone but the remnants of homes still sit in piles off to the side of the jagged roads. A year after nearly 3,000 people died when a record earthquake shook communities throughout Morocco's High Atlas, it still...
Blackouts in extreme weather drive demand for cleaner backup power
Software engineer Kenna Ofoegbu in Houston, Texas tries hard to keep his three kids cool during the summer and that means air conditioning. Yet their house has lost power three times in just the past two and a half months. One of those outages lasted three days. That...
Medtronic: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
DUBLIN (AP) — DUBLIN (AP) — Medtronic PLC (MDT) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $1.04 billion. The Dublin-based company said it had net income of 80 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and non-recurring costs, came to $1.23 per share....
CorMedix: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — CorMedix Inc. (CRMD) on Wednesday reported a loss of $14.2 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Berkeley Heights, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of 25 cents. The...
