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  • A portrait of Danaher CEO Julie Sawyer Montgomery.
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    Danaher promotes Julie Sawyer Montgomery to CEO

    The executive has led Danaher’s diagnostics business, where she helped triple operating profit during her tenure and oversaw the recent acquisition of Masimo.

  • Images on the left side of a screen show tissue from a breast ultrasound, while the right screen shows a radiologist report with findings written out.
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    DeepHealth gets FDA nod for AI tool that reads ultrasounds, creates reports

    DeepHealth’s tool automates lesion detection, characterization and reporting from breast ultrasound scans.

    AI
  • A white sign in front of a brick and glass building says "Integer."
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    KKR to take Integer private for $5.7B

    Integer expects to gain flexibility and capital to invest in its contract development and manufacturing business under KKR.

    M&A
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    Medicare finalizes 2.3% hospital inpatient pay raise for 2027

    Regulators also finalized the first nationwide, mandatory payment model to reduce the cost of joint replacements starting in 2028. Hospitals said the pay raise was inadequate, and chafed at the mandatory nature of the new model.

  • A brick building with a sign that says "Henry Schein Inc."
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    Henry Schein removes 3 longtime execs in leadership shakeup

    The reorganization comes months after Fred Lowery was named CEO and the company deepened its relationship with private equity firm KKR.

  • A picture of Siemens Healthineers' headquarters building in Erlangen, Germany.
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    Siemens Healthineers names new head of the Americas

    The company disclosed the appointment of João Seabra the day before cutting its full-year sales outlook in response to continued challenges at its diagnostics division.

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    MMI to expand study of robotic microsurgery for Alzheimer’s

    The FDA is allowing MMI to enroll more patients in a feasibility trial studying use of the Symani robot for microsurgery to restore drainage paths in the lymph nodes of Alzheimer's patients.

  • A modern industrial building with beige and white walls and large blue-tinted glass windows. The name “Stryker” is mounted in black letters on the upper portion of the building. A white smokestack protrudes from the roof, and the sky is light and partly cloudy.
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    Stryker catching up on orders, manufacturing after cyberattack

    CEO Kevin Lobo said the company is working through a backlog of orders and grappling with a supply disruption related to Inari Medical.

  • An aerial view of clinicians using a robotic surgery system in an operating room.
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    What J&J’s Ottava robot brings to the surgical table

    Rocco De Bernardis, global president for Ottava, gets into the details of what makes the new robotic surgery system different from the competition and how the healthcare giant plans to roll it out.

  • A picture of Siemens Healthineers' headquarters building in Erlangen, Germany.
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    Siemens Healthineers, Cleveland Clinic form 10-year alliance

    The deal to provide a range of imaging and therapeutic technologies to Cleveland Clinic extends the partners’ longtime relationship and follows a recent 10-year pact between Siemens Healthineers and Mayo Clinic.

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    Boston Scientific again cuts 2026 guidance

    Challenges in the electrophysiology and Watchman businesses led the medtech company to cut its sales and earnings per share forecasts for the second quarter in a row.

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    Medtronic leads $37M investment in ablation mapping startup CoreMap

    Medtronic has backed CoreMap to address a critical unmet need in atrial fibrillation treatment.

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    FTC sues Hims & Hers over alleged privacy violations, deceptive billing practices

    Regulators say the telehealth company illegally shared patient health data with advertisers and misled its customers. Hims & Hers hit back, calling the claims “baseless.”

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    The FDA was all in on AI. Will that change?

    High-level turnover has introduced uncertainty about how quickly the FDA’s agency-wide AI strategy will move forward.

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  • An image of Abbott's TriClip device to repair the tricuspid valve.
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    Abbott starts TriClip study amid rising competition for heart valve repair

    Facing competition from Edwards, Abbott is studying TriClip’s real-world safety and performance in about 1,000 patients.

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    Boston Scientific to restructure, taking up to $800M in charges

    The plan involves transferring production lines and cutting jobs, following a slowdown in two of the company’s key product lines.

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    Why Aidoc is taking a generative AI device to the FDA

    Aidoc is bringing a system that can interpret images and make draft reports for radiologists to the FDA as the medtech industry awaits clarity on regulation of generative AI. Ensuring safety is paramount, said CEO Elad Walach.

    AI
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    Philips largely recoups struck-down Trump tariffs in Q2

    The company recovered 186 million euros after it “largely completed the U.S. tariff refund process” in the quarter, CEO Roy Jakobs said on an earnings call.

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    Freenome secures FDA nod for blood-based colorectal cancer test

    Abbott will market Freenome’s SimpleScreen CRC test in the U.S., alongside its Cologuard stool test. SimpleScreen will compete with Guardant Health’s Shield blood test for colorectal cancer screening.

    FDA
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    Boston Scientific removes stroke prevention catheter after injury

    The device, bought during Boston Scientific’s acquisition of Silk Road Medical, has a risk of catheter tip separation during use.

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  • An office building says "GE Healthcare" on the side.
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    GE HealthCare CFO Jay Saccaro steps down

    An analyst said Saccaro’s decision was “surprising,” adding that investors were not calling for his departure.

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    Edwards posts strong TAVR sales ahead of potential Medicare coverage expansion

    An upcoming Medicare coverage decision for transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices and study readout for patients with moderate disease are expected to help the company maintain its momentum.

  • Modern office building with tall glass windows and palm trees lining the entry drive. A large white and green sign in the foreground reads “Dexcom” with the number “6350” below. Surrounding the sign are colorful landscaping features including small bushes, flowers, and a mulched bed. Cars and flags are visible in the background.
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    FDA names Dexcom as first participant in digital health pilot

    Selected devices will be exempt from certain premarket requirements while manufacturers collect real-world data through Medicare.

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    Why the FDA’s top spot could sit empty for months

    Multiple factors could get in the way of confirming a new commissioner before the midterm elections, experts said, leaving the agency’s long-term initiatives in limbo.

    FDA
  • The operating table of J&J's Ottava robotic system is shown in the foreground with a surgeon seated at the console in the background.
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    J&J gets FDA authorization for Ottava robot, teeing up competition with Intuitive

    While Johnson & Johnson will go head to head with Intuitive in the U.S., analysts questioned whether its robotic surgery system will take meaningful share from the market leader.