WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 11, 2017 – People living in the communities surrounding Surry County will have access to the state’s leading care in cardiac rehabilitation thanks to a partnership Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Northern Hospital of Surry County announced today. Wake Forest Baptist is known for setting the standard of care for […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 10, 2017 – From the time he was born, Dylan Hill has faced an uphill battle. Born with multiple medical conditions, he had trouble breathing on his own, which caused brain damage. In addition, he was put on dialysis when he was just a month old. Shortly before he turned 2 […]
Ethicon Plus Sutures are the only globally available sutures coated with triclosan that inhibit bacteria from colonizing the suture. Somerville, NJ – May 10, 2017 – Ethicon*, a trusted leader in suture technology, supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) updated Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017. Recently revised, the […]
New cardiac ablation catheter integrates with 3D mapping system to advance the treatment of atrial fibrillation ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced CE Mark of the TactiCath™ Contact Force Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™, developed to make it easier for physicians to more effectively treat atrial fibrillation (AF), a […]
The new Confirm RX™ ICM automatically captures vital cardiac information and relays data to physicians via the myMerlin™ mobile app enabling remote monitoring of irregular heart rhythms ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced CE Mark and first use of the new Confirm Rx™ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM), the […]
FreeStyle® Libre system eliminates routine finger sticks(1) for glucose measurements and requires no finger sticks for calibration Now reimbursed in France, the second largest market(2) for FreeStyle Libre globally First-of-its-kind product now has full or partial reimbursement across 13 countries in Europe, including Austria, Germany, Italy and Sweden PARIS, May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Abbott today […]
Primary endpoint showed patients initiated with Relvar Ellipta had twice the odds of achieving an improvement in asthma control compared with patients continuing usual care. London – 05 May 2017 – GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) and Innoviva Inc (NASDAQ: INVA) today announced positive results from the innovative Salford Lung Study (SLS) in asthma, carried out […]
Patients Taking INVOKANA® 300 mg Were Significantly Less Likely to Discontinue the Medication or Be Prescribed a New Antihyperglycemic Agent Note: This release corresponds to American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress Poster No. 290 TITUSVILLE, NJ, May 5, 2017 – Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen), today announced real-world evidence showing people with […]
DUBLIN, May 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN), a leading global pharmaceutical company in women’s healthcare, will present new data from its women’s healthcare portfolio, at the annual American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting in San Diego, May 6-9. The scheduled times (noted in local Pacific Time) […]
Global Moms Relay Kicks Off with One-of-a-Kind Summit to Share Ideas, Inspire Action and Tackle Challenges Facing Moms Around the World (New York, New York – May 4, 2017) – Today marks the start of the fifth-annual Global Moms Relay, an annual campaign co-created by Johnson & Johnson and the United Nations Foundation to improve […]