Medical Equipment News

Madonna's world tour will start in Israel. Live Nation Entertainment announced Tuesday that the Material Girl's first tour since 2009 will start May 29 in Tel Aviv.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent preliminary agreement to work toward more predictable, transparent reviews of new medical implants in exchange for doubling user fees for manufacturers could help stabilize the beleaguered medical device industry.

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AREA Property Partners affiliates have bought four Class A warehouses totaling about 835,000 square feet from Kansas City Life Insurance Co .

Buffalo, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced Tuesday that 14 hospitals located in New York, Mississippi, North Carolina, Washington, Indiana, Missouri and Florida have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $12 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare.

The new product is designed to impact the growing number of ankle procedures in the U.S. Wright Medical anticipates more than 4,000 ankle procedures will be done in 2012.

FRANKLIN LAKES - Becton, Dickinson & Co.'s fiscal first-quarter profit fell 17 percent on increased raw material costs, higher expenses and tough pricing comparisons.

U.S. stocks declined, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index lower for a second straight day, as Greek leaders held talks to secure rescue funds.

Research analysts at Wunderlich raised their price target on shares of Abiomed to $27.00 in a report issued on Monday.

Owens & Minor Inc. reported its results for the fourth quarter. Owens & Minor is a distributor of medical and surgical supplies to the acute-care market and a healthcare supply-chain management company.

The amount includes a $16.8 million fine that must be paid by Memphis-based Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics, the company's subsidiary.

New Trier administrators met on Sunday afternoon, after the news of Jan Borja's death on Saturday morning.

It's estimated 10 to 12 million Americans suffer from obstructive sleep apnea,A when the airway is blocked during sleep.

SurModics Inc. said Monday that first quarter revenues declined 5 percent but reported progress in revitalizing the struggling biopharmaceutical company.

British orthopedics maker Smith & Nephew PLC has agreed to pay $22.2 million to settle U.S. criminal and civil allegations that it bribed doctors employed by the Greek government for more than a decade to win business, U.S. authorities say.

's board of directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to the lesser of $22.7 million, or 650,000 shares, of its outstanding common stock.

PSS World Medical, Inc. announced today that, effective March 1, 2012, Jenny R. Kobin, age 45, will join the Company as Vice President of Investor Relations.

The top after-market NASDAQ losers were: Zogenix, RAM Energy Resources, Electronics for Imaging, 21Vianet Group and Micron Technology.

Under the proposals Local Involvement Network patient representative groups countrywide will be superseded by a new organisation called HealthWatch.

The Ramapo College Foundation has announced the recipients of its 30 th Annual Distinguished Citizens Award.A The honorees, chosen for their commitment to their community, will be recognized at a dinner March 3 at the Rockleigh Country Club.