Latest Medical devices News
Safe Haven Baby Box used in New Mexico for 1st time as newborn boy dropped off at a fire station
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — It’s called the “Save Haven Baby Box,” and city officials in Hobbs credit it with saving the life of a newborn boy. An anonymous woman surrendered her baby at a Hobbs’ fire station Saturday afternoon, with the box used for the first time in New Mexico. ...
Federal investigation finds worker died after Georgia grain silo operator violated safety standards
COLQUITT, Ga. (AP) — The death of a worker who suffocated in a Georgia grain silo could have been prevented had their employer not violated safety regulations, federal officials say. That finding results from a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Johnson & Johnson is getting rid of its script logo after more than 130 years
Johnson & Johnson is signing off on a new logo. The health care giant said Thursday that it will replace the well-known signature script it has used since 1887 with a modern look that reflects its sharpened focus on pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The...
Kaiser to pay $49 million to California for illegally dumping private medical records, medical waste
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $49 million as part of a settlement with California prosecutors who say the health care giant illegally disposed of thousands of private medical records, hazardous materials and medical waste, including blood and body parts,...
Upward of 20,000 Ukrainian amputees face trauma on a scale unseen since WWI
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — The small band of soldiers gather outside to share cigarettes and war stories, sometimes casually and sometimes with a degree of testiness over recollections made unreliable by their last day fighting, the day the war took away their limbs. Some clearly...
Medicines360’s long and winding, $82 million road to create and distribute $50 birth control
Drugs and medical devices rarely come from the nonprofit world. There are more than 2,600 for-profit pharmaceutical companies in the United States, but only three nonprofits have products on the American market. One of them is Medicines360, which in 2015 became the first nonprofit to...
3M, Boston Scientific rise; Abcam, NovoCure fall, Monday, 8/28/2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: RPT Realty (RPT), up $1.66 to $11.23. Kimco Realty is buying the shopping center real estate investment trust for about $2 billion in an all-stock deal. Abcam Plc....
Medtronic: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
DUBLIN (AP) — DUBLIN (AP) — Medtronic PLC (MDT) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $791 million. The Dublin-based company said it had profit of 59 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and pretax expenses, were $1.20 per share. ...
Greenlane: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Greenlane Holdings Inc. (GNLN) on Monday reported a loss of $10.5 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Boca Raton, Florida-based company said it had a loss of $6.56. The distributor of vaporizers...
Retractable Technologies: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
LITTLE ELM, Texas (AP) — LITTLE ELM, Texas (AP) — Retractable Technologies Inc. (RVP) on Monday reported a loss of $3.9 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Little Elm, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 13 cents. The syringe and medical...
