UnityPoint Health recently gave a tour of their newly renovated cancer center. This upgrade is a big deal for the community. It shows how health care facilities are always trying to improve. The center now has better technology and more comfortable spaces. This is important because cancer treatment can be tough. Patients need a place that feels safe and supportive. ...
A pharmacy owner in New Jersey recently admitted to a massive fraud scheme. He tricked the Medicare system out of $2. 5 million by billing for a drug he never gave to patients. This drug, Dificid, is used to treat diarrhea. It's expensive, costing around $4, 500 per prescription. The owner, Nestor E. Jaime, ran a pharmacy called Fabio’s Pharmacy. He submitted fake c...
A group of students from Syracuse University's Bandier Music Business Program recently spent their summer exploring the music industry in Latin America. They visited five cities across Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil, meeting with over 75 executives from major companies like Spotify, YouTube, Sony, and Universal. They also attended festivals, explored nightclubs, and im...
The fashion world is in a tough spot right now. Tariffs on clothes and shoes have shot up, making things really hard for businesses. At first, they were around 13%, but then they jumped to 54% in April 2025. Even though they dropped a bit later, they're still much higher than usual, sitting at 36% for the top 10 importers. This big change is shaking up the industry, ...
Airlines are changing the way they offer luxury travel. Business class is becoming more popular than first class. This shift is happening because passengers are choosing business class over first class. Many airlines are removing first class cabins from their planes. They are investing more in business class instead. Some airlines have completely removed first class...
Google is in hot water again, this time over its advertising technology, or AdTech, business. The U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused Google of having a monopoly in this area. A judge has already agreed, saying Google has two illegal monopolies. Now, the big question is: what's the punishment? One idea on the table is breaking up Google's AdTech business. ...
The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on everyone, but it hit healthcare workers especially hard. Surgeons in training, known as residents, faced unique challenges that made their jobs even tougher. A recent study dug into their experiences and found some eye-opening stuff. First off, these residents had to deal with a massive workload. Hospitals were overflowing with p...
Maine's small business owners are in a tough spot. They're worried about a big jump in health insurance costs. This could happen if certain tax credits from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) stop. These credits help keep premiums affordable. Without them, many families could face huge bills. Take Ossian Riday, a self-employed software developer from Topsham. He shared h...
The polar vortex is a big deal. It's a massive, swirling mass of cold air that usually stays up near the North Pole. But sometimes, it wobbles or even splits, and that can send frigid air southward. This can mess with weather patterns and make things really cold. But there's a lot of confusion about how this works. First, let's talk about sudden stratospheric warmin...
A former news anchor, Stephanie Hockridge, has been sentenced to a decade behind bars for her part in a massive pandemic loan scam. This scam involved siphoning over $63 million from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a government initiative aimed at helping small businesses during the pandemic. Hockridge, who once worked for Phoenix’s ABC15, will now serve her t...