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    Labcorp to buy Myriad’s prenatal health testing unit for $210M

    Buying the Myriad assets will expand Labcorp’s portfolio of specialty tests for women’s health.

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    CDRH on hiring spree after significant staff losses, director says

    Dr. Michelle Tarver said the FDA’s device center is filling positions after losing large numbers of clinical reviewers, as well as AI and digital health experts.

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    Abbott plans to spin out its nutrition business

    Abbott, which also cut its 2026 sales growth guidance, said company sales will total $42 billion following the separation.

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    Intuitive’s US da Vinci procedure growth slows again

    Facing continued softness, Intuitive outlined opportunities to increase use of its robots in benign general surgeries.

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    Expect more tuck-in M&A, portfolio pruning in medtech, execs say

    As medical device makers face “finite” capital, portfolio reshaping will likely remain a focus in the sector.

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    Gen AI policy is a White House priority, CDRH digital health leader says

    Rick Abramson, director of the FDA’s Digital Health Center of Excellence, said to expect draft guidance in the coming months.

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    Cybersecurity in focus for top medtech lobby

    ResMed CEO Mick Farrell, chair of AdvaMed’s board, said the group plans to come up with standards around privacy, cybersecurity and interoperability.

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    The MedTech Conference 2026

    Medtech execs share secrets to building resilient supply chains

    At AdvaMed’s The MedTech Conference, company executives said they’re bracing for disruption by investing in inventory, scenario planning and their relationships with chip suppliers.

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    Medtronic wins CE mark for Vitalis portfolio of cardiac pacemakers

    The CE mark clears Medtronic to sell conduction system pacing therapy devices in Europe.

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    5 doctors weigh in on the promise, limitations of Grail’s multicancer test

    As the closely watched screening test moves closer to Food and Drug Administration approval, MedTech Dive asked cancer experts what encourages and concerns them most about Galleri.

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    Top medtech conferences in 2027

    From AdvaMed’s meeting in San Francisco to a robotics conference in Rome, next year’s calendar is already filled with medtech events to attend.

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    FDA clears Sequel’s insulin delivery system in Type 2 diabetes

    With Twiist already available in Type 1 diabetes, Sequel has made the automated insulin delivery system available for the Type 2 population.

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    Edwards recall of Sapien mitral delivery systems tied to 1 death

    Edwards is asking customers to return some of the delivery systems used with its Sapien M3 devices after receiving three reports of balloons bursting when inflated during the procedure.

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    MiniMed completes separation from Medtronic

    Medtronic exchanged all of its remaining shares of the diabetes technology spinoff.

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    AMA releases governance framework for agentic AI in healthcare

    Industry groups have worked to release guidance on artificial intelligence-backed agents in the absence of federal regulation.

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    EndoQuest Robotics hires chief commercial officer

    Jared Eben joins EndoQuest ahead of the anticipated launch of its flexible robotic surgery system.

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    Labcorp to buy BioReference assets for up to $872M

    Labcorp will pick up specialty testing in women’s health as well as a blood test that assesses the likelihood of finding aggressive prostate cancer before a biopsy decision.

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    Zimmer and Think Surgical pen multi-year extension to robotic surgery deal

    Zimmer distributes an exclusive version of Think’s wireless handheld miniature robotic system that works with its Persona knee system.

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    NEJM study supports CGM use for people with diabetes who don’t take insulin

    The results come as Dexcom is awaiting a decision from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to expand Medicare coverage of the devices for people with Type 2 diabetes.

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    Agilent to buy Proscia for $240M

    The digital pathology firm “fits in very well” with Agilent and moves the company into a sector targeted by Roche, analysts said.

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    Siemens Healthineers to stop selling general ultrasound systems

    In a strategy shift, the company will invest in its procedural ultrasound business, supporting cardiovascular surgeries

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    J&J’s medtech business slows again in Q3

    For the second straight quarter, the cardiovascular unit experienced slower sales growth due to ongoing struggles in the Abiomed business.

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    Orthofix pays former executives $24M in damages

    The payments were made after a California arbitrator found private text messages between Orthofix executives couldn’t be considered cause for firing.

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    Steris inks $2.1B Xodus buyout to expand consumables portfolio

    The takeover adds high-growth, high-margin products to Steris’ portfolio, analysts said.

    M&A
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    Stryker enters soft tissue robotics with $400M investment in CMR Surgical

    Stryker, which has been looking to get into the soft tissue robotics market for years, is now positioned to compete with new entrants Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic.