For the fifth time this year, Congress has voted to postpone steep Medicare pay cuts for doctors. The latest vote gives doctors a year’s reprieve from the 25% pay cut, which some have said would keep them from accepting new Med…
As health-care costs skyrocket, the ranks of uninsured Americans are growing at their fastest rate ever. A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that 50.7 million people, or 16.7% of the population, h…
Sony plans to sell its professional digital photo printer business to Dai Nippon Printing, the companies announced Monday. Sony will retain the right to manufacture professional-grade printers and maintain its medical related p…
Medical device company St. Jude Medical (STJ) will buy AGA Medical Holdings Inc (AGAM) for $1.3 billion, or $20.80 per share.
AGA Medical makes devices to treat heart problems through transcatheter treatments, St Jude Medical said today in a statement.
The deal “will create a clear leader in the structural heart market, making St. Jude Medical the only company with programs across…
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St. Jude Medical to Buy AGA Medical for $1.3 Billion originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:38:00.
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CEO William Weldon will apologize to Congress for a series of product recalls over the past year. The company is also expected to resume shipments of children’s cold medication next week.
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