Tag: procedures

Buy now, pay later lender Affirm pushes into elective medical procedures

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – Fintech lender Affirm has started quietly offering “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) loans for elective medical procedures, in a major push beyond its core e-commerce market, the company told Reuters. Over the past year, Affirm has more than doubled the number of elective medical merchants on its network, reaching around […]

City council talks about banning unnecessary vet procedures

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — At the city council meeting held on Wednesday, Jan. 17, city representatives discussed agenda item 16, a ban on elective surgeries for pets. The final result was to amend for a later date, so more research can be done and collected. City Representative Chris Canales proposed the agenda item as […]

Palestinians in Gaza Strip criticize Israeli detention procedures

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who have been detained and taken to Israel for questioning have strongly criticized Israel’s procedures and interrogation methods. One resident of the Gaza Strip, who wanted to be identified only as Brahim, told dpa he had been tortured during the four weeks of his detention. When asked, the Israeli army […]