NEWS PROVIDED BY Boston Scientific Corporation 08:30 ET MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) will webcast its conference call discussing financial results and business highlights for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017 on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. EDT. The call will be hosted by Mike Mahoney, chairman and chief executive officer, and Dan […]
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BD Announces Extension of Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations for C. R. Bard, Inc. Notes
NEWS PROVIDED BY BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) Jul 03, 2017, 06:00 ET FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) announced today that, in connection with its previously announced offers to exchange (the “Exchange Offers”) any and all outstanding 4.400% Notes due 2021, 3.000% Notes due 2026 […]
ER Overcrowding Impacts Outcomes Disproportionately in African American Communities
By Ken Dropiewski, (Ken@prime-core.com) Researchers recently looked at data from more than 91,000 patients who were admitted to hospitals in California with the diagnosis of a heart attack between the years of 2001 and 2011. The study did not find a meaningful difference in the rates of survival one year […]
Shareholders say “not so fast!” Revive suit against Cardiovascular Systems
Here we go again, shareholders bring lawsuit back to life after recent action… Shareholders revive class-action kickbacks suit against Cardiovascular Systems Shareholders revived a purported class-action kickbacks lawsuit against Cardiovascular Systems (NSDQ:CSII) that was dismissed without prejudice earlier this year, citing in the new complaint a $25 million judgment against the company […]
Philips expands technology leadership in image-guided therapy with acquisition of CardioProlific Inc.
Press Release | June 29, 2017 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced the acquisition of CardioProlific Inc., a US-based, privately-held company that is developing catheter-based thrombectomy approaches to treat peripheral vascular disease. Financial details of the transaction will not be disclosed. […]
Royal Philips Electronics N.V. (PHG) Slams Down $2.16 Billion for Spectranetics (SPNC)
6/28/2017 5:53:44 AM Philips To Acquire The Spectranetics Corporation To Accelerate Expansion In Image-Guided Therapy Devices To Treat Cardiac And Peripheral Vascular Disease AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Royal Philips(NYSE:PHG) (AEX:PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and The Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ:SPNC), a U.S.-based global […]
United States Recovers $13.4 Million in False Claims Act Case for Medically Unnecessary Cardiac Monitoring Services
NEWS PROVIDED BY Whistleblower Law Collaborative 26 Jun, 2017, 15:37 ET BOSTON, June 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Attorneys Suzanne E. Durrell and Robert M. Thomas, Jr. of the Whistleblower Law Collaborative are pleased to announce that the United States has settled a federal False Claims Act case brought by their whistleblower client, Eben Steele, against Medi-Lynx Cardiac Monitoring, LLC, AMI […]
Boston Scientific (BSX) Outlines Growth Strategy
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is hosting a meeting with the investment community today in New York City to provide an overview of its business and long-term growth strategies. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Mike Mahoney will discuss how the […]
Acessa Health Inc. Acquires The Acessa System For Treatment Of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acessa Health Inc. announced today that it has acquired the Acessa® System for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids, following the close of an asset purchase agreement with Halt Medical Inc. Concurrent with the acquisition, Acessa Health completed the first closing of a planned $30 million Series A […]
How Telemedicine is Changing the Delivery of Healthcare
By Ken Dropiewski, Prime-Core Executive Search With technology improving and becoming increasingly accessible, more industries are turning to it to deliver better services. Medicine is no different. Today, technology enables the disabled and the injured or homebound to visit their doctor and transmit necessary information for the maintenance of their […]