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May 19, 2011

New generation stents just what the doctor ordered

PARIS – "In 10 years we will look back and laugh at the time we left pieces of metal in people's arteries!" said John Ormiston, MD, from Auckland City Hospital (Auckland, New Zealand). (Medical Device Daily) Read More

BSX receives favorable results in Watchman study

Medtronic launches new Kyphon Xpede Bone Cement

Washington roundup: FDA, Lifecell parrying over IDE requirement for Strattice

Deals roundup: Shire Pharma set to acquire ABH for $750 million in cash

International report: Cynosure reports receipt of two new clearances

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Agreements/contracts: Labsco to distribute Cepheid's GeneXpert

Financings roundup: Cameron Health completes new $107M funding round

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Since the isolation of the gene that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), scientists have progressed in understanding the mechanisms that lead to muscular...

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Bridgebio, with FDA approval, faces Pfizer in ATTR

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With the U.S. FDA approval of Attruby (acoramidis) for transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), Bridgebio Pharma Inc. is taking on an industry...

‘Evo’ AI can design complete genomes

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The development of new machine learning tools like Alphafold and Rfdiffusion has allowed scientists to predict the structure of proteins and design them for drug...