Latest Medical devices News

Federal investigation finds worker died after Georgia grain silo operator violated safety standards

Sep. 18, 2023 14:03 PM EDT

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

Sep. 14, 2023 13:10 PM EDT

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

Sep. 08, 2023 18:33 PM EDT

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

Sep. 04, 2023 10:00 AM EDT

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

Sep. 01, 2023 15:51 PM EDT

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

Aug. 28, 2023 16:13 PM EDT

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

Aug. 22, 2023 11:08 AM EDT

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

Aug. 14, 2023 17:17 PM EDT

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

Aug. 14, 2023 15:10 PM EDT

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...

Apyx: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 10, 2023 16:14 PM EDT

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Apyx Medical Corporation (APYX) on Thursday reported a loss of $994,000 in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Clearwater, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were...