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Staff report As part of Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Legislation, President Donald Trump signed a bill that repealed the medical device tax. “The government funding bills I just signed into law contain big victories for my Administration and the American people....

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Cook Medical applauds the successful efforts of legislators from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to repeal the medical device excise tax. “Repealing the medical device tax will help bring new...

Diversey Inc. has announced the acquisition of the global intellectual property rights related to Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP), an innovative and revolutionary technology, from Virox Technologies, Inc. Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP) is a globally patented,...

An estimated one in 20 patients, or 12 million U.S. adults, will have a diagnostic error every year, according to a 2014 study. A diagnostic error is a diagnosis that is missed, wrong or delayed, as detected by some subsequent definitive test or finding. Reaching a...

UNC REX Healthcare was named one of the country’s Top Hospitals for 2019 by the Leapfrog Group, a distinction achieved only by an elite group of hospitals that meet the nation’s highest standards for safety and quality. Announced this week, the Leapfrog Top Hospital...

Medtronic plc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared the Stealth Autoguide™ system, the first cranial robotic platform that integrates with Medtronic’s enabling technology portfolio to create an end-to-end procedural solution. The...