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  • The Strait of Hormuz shown by a satellite image in 2020, with the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman on each side.
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    Retrieved from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.
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    Manufacturers brace for price increases from Strait of Hormuz closure

    Crude oil prices have surged 47% this month and polypropylene jumped 24%, affecting transportation and plastics costs.

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    Medtronic lowers earnings forecast after MiniMed IPO

    The timing of the initial public offering and the clearance of a new insulin pump are expected to affect Medtronic’s results for its 2026 fiscal year.

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    Thermo Fisher completes $8.9B buyout of Clario

    Thermo Fisher plans to create a fast-growing business by integrating Clario’s data capture and management system with its existing capabilities.

  • An illustration of the Medtronic OmniaSecure defibrillation lead in the heart.
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    Courtesy of Medtronic
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    Medtronic’s OmniaSecure defibrillation lead earns expanded FDA indication

    The OmniaSecure lead gained the first U.S. approval for placement in the heart’s left bundle branch area, to help activate the natural electrical system.

  • GE HealthCare's Photonova Spectra photon-counting CT system is shown in a room.
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    GE HealthCare wins FDA nod for photon-counting CT technology

    The 510(k) decision clears the company to challenge Siemens Healthineers for an emerging part of the CT imaging sector.

  • SS Innovations CEO Sudhir Srivastava is seated at the surgeon's console of the company's SSi Mantra robotic surgery system.
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    SS Innovations ramps up in telesurgery; XCath robot treats stroke remotely

    SS Innovations’ robot won approvals to perform telesurgery in Indonesia and the Philippines, while the first remote robotic mechanical thrombectomy to treat stroke was performed with XCath’s system.

  • The exterior of Medtronic's Minnesota operational headquarters is shown along with its reflection in a pool of water.
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    Medtronic to distribute Merit Medical’s low back pain treatment

    Merit’s basivertebral nerve ablation system is expected to round out Medtronic’s pain treatment options.

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    Labcorp closes purchase of New York pathology reference lab assets

    The deal, which will see Labcorp run 12 patient service centers, is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to expand through acquisitions.

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  • A building designed in the Classical Revival style features a limestone façade entrance with the Federal Trade Commission written in metal above the door.
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    FTC creates healthcare task force

    The task force will share resources and coordinate enforcement across the Federal Trade Commission’s disparate bureaus to better address consumer protection and competition issues in healthcare, the FTC commissioner said.

  • Modern glass and metal office building with a reflective blue-tinted facade, set against a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a large black and white sign reads “Abbott” with the company’s stylized logo and the number “645.” The area has neatly cut grass and a few small trees.
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    Medtech M&A starts off strong in 2026

    Abbott closed its $21 billion purchase of Exact Sciences in March, concluding one of the largest medtech deals in recent years.

    Updated March 23, 2026
  • Senior Research Associate Tanya Quint loads one of the instruments used to run Exact Sciences' Cologuard test at the company's headquarters in Madison, Wis. (Photo: Business Wire)
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    Abbott to close $21B Exact Sciences acquisition Monday

    Abbott said it has received all regulatory clearances necessary to buy the cancer screening firm.

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    CISA urges organizations to harden endpoint security following Stryker attack

    The agency is coordinating with the FBI and other agencies amid concerns about additional threat activity involving Microsoft Intune.