Global Health
iRhythm Completes $237.5 Million Acquisition of Wearable-Monitor Maker VitalConnect
The Zio maker adds the VitalPatch biosensor, which streams real-time ECG and up to 11 vital signs, to its cardiac-monitoring portfolio.
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Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026 Goes to Optogenetics Pioneers Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel
The three scientists were honoured for discovering light-gated ion channels and turning them into a tool to control individual nerve cells.
GE HealthCare Appoints Former Medtronic AI Chief Rodolphe Katra as Global Chief AI Officer
Katra will integrate devices, software and data across a portfolio that includes 134 FDA-authorised AI-enabled devices.
WVU Health System Completes $800 Million Takeover of Five-Hospital Independence Health
The deal expands West Virginia University Health System to 30 hospitals with more than $10 billion in combined revenue.
