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Purdue Pharma Owners to Pay $7.4B in Settlement to OxyContin Lawsuits
The Sacklers agreed to pay up to $6.5 billion and give up ownership of the company.
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Prototype Could Help Patients Regain Balance After a Stroke
It rests on four sensors that enable the force the patient is exerting on the platform to be measured.
January 23, 2025
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U.S. Accuses Walgreens of Filling Millions of Illegitimate Prescriptions
Including some for opioids.
January 20, 2025
A testing participant controls a bionic hand through a brain-computer interface that allows him to feel pressure changes as the steering wheel moves in the hand.
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Fine-Tuned Brain-Computer Interface Makes Prosthetic Limbs Feel More Real
The researchers’ approach to prosthetic sensation involves placing tiny electrode arrays in the brain.
January 17, 2025
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Hospital Co-Designs Reusable Theatre Caps Made from Plant-Based Material
The project aims to reduce waste created by single-use disposable theatre cap products.
January 17, 2025
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Surgeons Complete World’s First Robotic-Assisted Implantation of an Artificial Heart Pump
The patient spent only four days in the intensive care unit.
January 16, 2025
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Researchers have demonstrated new wearable technologies that both generate electricity from human movement and improve the comfort of the technology for the people wearing them. In proof-of-concept testing, the materials felt good against the skin and could generate up to 300 volts.
Wearable Tech Manages to Be Comfortable While Also Generating Electricity
January 15, 2025
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BD Boosts U.S. Manufacturing of Medical Devices Including Syringes and IV Catheters
January 15, 2025
Elon Musk speaks as part of a campaign town hall in support of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump in Folsom, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.
Elon Musk Reveals Third Neuralink Brain Implant Recipient
January 14, 2025
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Johnson & Johnson Makes Biopharmaceutical Splash with $14.6B Intra-Cellular Deal
January 13, 2025
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January 15, 2025
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New Glucose Monitoring System Uses Sweat Instead of Blood
The paper-based biosensor measures how much power is generated by bacteria.
January 9, 2025
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Boston Scientific Acquires Laser-Based Lithotripsy Specialist Bolt Medical
The system is designed to fracture calcium by creating acoustic pressure waves inside of a balloon catheter.
January 8, 2025
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Stryker Buying Inari Medical in $4.9B Deal to Boost Vascular Business
Inari’s product portfolio should align well with Stryker’s Neurovascular business.
January 7, 2025
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Abbott Completes First In-Human Leadless Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing Procedures
CSP is an evolving technique in which a traditional pacemaker wire is implanted deep into the wall separating the left and right chambers of the heart.
December 17, 2024
Kryscilla J. Yang, MD, clinical instructor for the NYU Langone Transplant Institute, from left, and Robert Montgomery, MD, H. Leon Pachter, MD, Professor of Surgery, chair of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine Department of Surgery, and director of the NYU Langone transplant Institute, prepare patient Towana Looney to receive a gene-edited pig kidney at NYU Langone Health in New York City on Nov. 25, 2024.
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An Alabama Woman Is Doing Well After Experimental Pig Kidney Transplant
Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ.
December 17, 2024
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FDA Clears HeartBeam's At-Home Heart Monitoring System
The credit card-sized device can capture a 30-second ECG recording.
December 16, 2024
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Amgen Announces $1B Manufacturing Expansion in North Carolina
The investment builds on a previous $550 million commitment.
December 13, 2024
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Tongue Implant Could Treat Sleep Apnea Without a CPAP
It uses neurostimulation to keep the tongue from sliding back and blocking the airway.
December 13, 2024
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Death Toll from Contaminated Infant IV Feeding Bags in Mexico Rises to 17
David Kershenobich, the country's public health secretary, said 16 of the victims were underweight, premature babies.
December 11, 2024
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Insulet Awarded $452M in EOFlow Patent Infringement Trial
The jury found that EOFlow and several other defendants misappropriated Insulet’s trade secrets.
December 9, 2024
Governor Tony Evers speaks during an announcement of Eli Lilly expanding in Bristol, Wis., Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, as Lilly said it will expand a Kenosha County, Wis., factory it bought early this year.
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Eli Lilly Invests $3B to Expand Wisconsin Factory
The investment will help meet demand for Mounjaro and Zepbound.
December 6, 2024
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Roche Acquiring Poseida Therapeutics for $1.5 Billion
The acquisition builds on the existing partnership between Roche and Poseida.
November 26, 2024
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FDA Approves Continuous Wireless Patient Monitoring Device
It includes a single-use, all-in-one wearable device that collects oxygen saturation data from the chest.
November 25, 2024
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FDA Program Looks to Improve Medical Device Recalls
The pilot will provide early alerts of potentially high-risk device removals or corrections.
November 22, 2024