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Danaher: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 29, 2025 06:23 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Danaher Corp. (DHR) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $1.09 billion. The Washington-based company said it had profit of $1.49 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.14 per share. ...

Stryker: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 28, 2025 16:54 PM EST

PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — Stryker Corp. (SYK) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $546 million. The Portage, Michigan-based company said it had net income of $1.41 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $4.01 per share. ...

Utah Medical: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 28, 2025 09:25 AM EST

MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — Utah Medical Products Inc. (UTMD) on Tuesday reported net income of $2.9 million in its fourth quarter. The Midvale, Utah-based company said it had profit of 86 cents per share. The medical device maker posted revenue of...

How to organize your financial life ahead of natural disasters

Jan. 21, 2025 12:23 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — If you live in a part of the world prone to wildfires, floods, blizzards, tornadoes, or earthquakes, there are ways you can make sure you're financially prepared for disaster, beyond insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Association and the Red Cross advise...

Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant. The work is part of a booming field

Jan. 13, 2025 15:12 PM EST

Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect the nervous system to machines. “We've got ... three humans with Neuralinks and all are working well,” he said during a wide-ranging...

Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean leaves on crutches after injuring his left knee against the Packers

Jan. 12, 2025 21:48 PM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean injured his left knee in the team's wild-card game Sunday against Green Bay and his status for the remainder of the playoffs is uncertain. Dean could be seen using crutches and with his left leg in a brace after the...

Marlins left-hander Braxton Garrett to miss 2025 season after elbow surgery

Jan. 08, 2025 16:36 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — Marlins left-hander Braxton Garrett will miss the 2025 season after undergoing revision surgery with an internal brace on the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow, the team said. The 27-year-old made just seven starts in 2024 after being limited by arm...

Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color. The FDA wants to change that

Jan. 06, 2025 14:58 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work for patients of color, under a new federal proposal released Monday. The Food and Drug Administration's recommendations...

Today in History: January 3, the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ begins

Jan. 03, 2025 00:01 AM EST

Today is Friday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2025. There are 362 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 3, 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, beginning a championship era for the Yankees and decades...

A fourth infant dies of the winter cold in Gaza as families share blankets in seaside tents

Dec. 29, 2024 16:10 PM EST

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fourth infant has died of hypothermia in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by nearly 15 months of war huddle in tents along the rainy, windswept coast as winter arrives. Jomaa al-Batran, 20 days old, was found...