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FDA clears Johnson & Johnson’s surgical robot for ‘the next era in surgery’
The FDA has authorized Johnson & Johnson’s Ottava Robotic Surgical System as the company looks to compete with Intuitive Surgical…
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Roche taps Foundation Medicine’s chief as new North America Diagnostics lead, creates new commercial role
Dan Malarek is leaving his role as chief executive of Roche’s sequencing subsidiary Foundation Medicine as he takes up the…
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Tempus buys out cancer genomics partner Personalis in $1.5 billion deal
Tempus is boosting its cancer offerings with a deal to buy out Personalis three years after the pair first teamed…
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Abbott hit by cyberattack on cancer diagnostics, LabCentral portal businesses
Abbott has been struck by several cyberattacks which targeted the medtech giant’s cancer diagnostics and LabCentral businesses.
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Abbott Q2 led by strong device, diagnostic sales as it boosts profit forecast
Abbott turned in a stronger than expected second quarter, allaying market concerns that subsidy cuts to the Affordable Care Act…
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Biotronik Neuro snaps up spinal cord stimulation portfolio from Soin Neuroscience for next-gen pain project
Biotronik Neuro has acquired a portfolio of spinal cord stimulation patents from the Ohio-based medical device company Soin Neuroscience as…
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Medtronic recalls catheter delivery system that may detach and cause death
Medtronic issued a voluntary recall of 102 lots of its Harmony delivery catheter system due to a risk of the…
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J&J MedTech growth slows again in Q2 as Abiomed weighs on results
Johnson & Johnson’s MedTech business posted operational sales growth of 3.6% in the second quarter, reaching $8.93 billion, as weaker…
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Study shows promise of brain interface training to aid neuropsychiatric patients
Brain-computer interface training, which uses feedback from electrical activity in the brain, shows promise in improving cognitive function in neuropsychiatric…
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‘Neural tourniquet’ device could hold key to stopping life-threatening hemorrhage
An ear-based wearable device that taps the body’s longest cranial nerve boosts blood clotting in what researchers are hopeful could…