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Excellere Partners and GHO Capital Sell Biocare Medical to Agilent Technologies
Agilent to acquire Biocare in an all-cash transaction valued at $950 million Transaction follows significant period of growth under Excellere Partners and GHO Capital stewardship, with annual double-digit revenue and profit growth since 2021…
Agilent Buys Medical Instruments Maker Biocare for $950 Million
Agilent Technologies Inc. agreed to acquire privately held Biocare Medical, which makes instruments and materials used in cancer research, in an all-cash transaction valued at $950 million. Biocare will become part of the Agilent Life Sciences and…
Hims & Hers Health and Novo Nordisk end lawsuit over weight loss medications, enter collaboration
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer Novo Nordisk is dismissing its patent infringement lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers, as the two companies have reached an agreement that will see Novo…
Editorial | Medical school's biotech focus will boost Hong Kong's innovation push
Hong Kong is well served by its two traditional medical schools. A third school taking shape at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will add an innovative dimension to healthcare as well as a welcome boost to the supply of doctors.
Novo Nordisk drops lawsuit against Hims & Hers over off-brand weight loss medications, enter collaboration
Novo Nordisk is dismissing its patent infringement lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers, as the two companies have reached an agreement that will see Novo Nordisk's branded weight loss medicines sold through the Hims platform. Early last…
The many and varied medical uses of the placenta
For many years, the placenta had been considered nothing more than clinical waste, a temporary organ that had served its sole purpose of sustaining a foetus, and was then disposed of. However, the medical community has now begun to see the placenta…
Dr. Roach: Looking at alternatives for osteoporosis medications
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Innovation drives China's medical device sector to support global healthcare
At the latest China Import and Export Fair, an intelligent surgical robot performing an osteotomy procedure drew attention from visitors. Developed by a Shenzhen-based company, the system increased the accuracy of prosthesis implantation by 34…
Medication taken by millions linked to 'death risk' for dementia patients
Dementia patients taking antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications may be at a higher risk of death, a new study has suggested. The study from Queen's University Belfast has shown, according to the lead author, that some medications 'may not…
Hims & Hers Health and Novo Nordisk end lawsuit over weight loss medications, enter collaboration
Novo Nordisk is dismissing its patent infringement lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers, as the two companies have reached an agreement that will see Novo Nordisk's branded weight loss medicines sold through the Hims platform. Novo…
Forget Medical Properties Trust: This High-Quality Healthcare Landlord Is the Safer Dividend Play
Due to their structure, most real estate investment trusts (REITs) have an attractive dividend yield. After all, they must pay out 90% of their taxable income to shareholders in the form of dividends. There are all kinds of REITs. They could be…
Seoul to expand medical tourism interpreters tenfold
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it will expand its pool of medical tourism interpreter-coordinators to about 1,000 this year — nearly ten times the current level — to better serve the rapidly growing number of foreign…
Indian Wells match halted for medical emergency as umpire makes announcement
Play was briefly halted for a medical emergency in the stands on Stadium 4 in Indian Wells Clara Tauson's third-round match in Indian Wells was briefly halted due to a medical emergency on Sunday. The No. 17 seed had an early break lead over Aussie…
Hims & Hers Health and Novo Nordisk end lawsuit over weight loss medications, enter collaboration
Hims & Hers Health and Novo Nordisk end lawsuit over weight loss medications, enter collaboration As demand for GLP-1 weight loss drugs skyrockets, so does the risk of getting scammed. What we've been seeing in our scam tracker is advertisements…
46L SHG Women to Get Digital Health Record After Medical Tests
Hyderabad: Ministers Damodar Rajanarsimha and Danasari ‘Seethakka' Anasuya launched a comprehensive health profiling for 46 lakh women from 4.37 lakh self-help groups (SHGs) across 32 districts of the state. With support of Society for…
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