http://www.advfn.com/nyse/rss.asp?symbol=BSX Boston Scientific Company Newsfeed en Mon, 20 May 2013 15:43:12 EDT Mon, 20 May 2013 15:43:12 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=57652577&headline=u-s-high-court-to-hear-fidelity-case-to-clarify-worker-protections http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=57652577&headline=u-s-high-court-to-hear-fidelity-case-to-clarify-worker-protections <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Brent Kendall </pre> <p> WASHINGTON--The Supreme Court said Monday that it will consider the scope of whistleblower protections written into a 2002 federal law that encourages employees at public companies to report fraud. </p> <p> The case, involving claims made by former... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:43:12 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=57036172&headline=appeals-court-reverses-593-million-award-against-j-j http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=57036172&headline=appeals-court-reverses-593-million-award-against-j-j <div class='newsbody'><p> WASHINGTON--A federal appeals court Thursday overturned a $593 million patent-infringement award against Johnson &amp; Johnson's (JNJ) Cordis subsidiary, ruling the company didn't infringe a doctor's patent on heart-stent technology. </p> <p> The U.S. Court of Appeals for the... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:00:42 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=57035635&headline=u-s-appeals-court-reverses-593-million-award-against-j-j http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=57035635&headline=u-s-appeals-court-reverses-593-million-award-against-j-j <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Brent Kendall </pre> <p> WASHINGTON--A federal appeals court Thursday overturned a $593 million patent-infringement award against Johnson &amp; Johnson's (JNJ) Cordis subsidiary, ruling the company didn't infringe a doctor's patent on heart-stent technology. </p> <p> The... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:25:26 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=56663240&headline=plugging-hearts-to-prevent-strokes-remains-area-of-debate http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=56663240&headline=plugging-hearts-to-prevent-strokes-remains-area-of-debate <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Joseph Walker </pre> <p> Mending a young person's broken heart may make for a good love story, but can it prevent strokes? </p> <p> That's a question the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to consider later this year when it evaluates a heart plug made by St... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:56:06 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=56648307&headline=edwards-lifesciences-says-sapien-xt-heart-valve-shows-similar http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=56648307&headline=edwards-lifesciences-says-sapien-xt-heart-valve-shows-similar <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Joseph Walker </pre> <p> SAN FRANCISCO--Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW) said that a new version of its nonsurgical heart valve met its primary study goal in a late-stage trial, and that it would seek U.S. regulatory approval in the second quarter of this year. </p> <p>... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:40:50 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=55391041&headline=group-of-senate-democrats-seek-delay-in-medical-device-tax http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=55391041&headline=group-of-senate-democrats-seek-delay-in-medical-device-tax <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Joseph Walker </pre> <p> A group of 17 Democratic U.S. Senators and Senators-elect have signed a letter urging for a delay in implementing a tax on the medical device industry that is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, said two people familiar with the matter. </p> <p>... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:47:10 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54905913&headline=hospital-stocks-climb-health-insurers-slump http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54905913&headline=hospital-stocks-climb-health-insurers-slump <div class='newsbody'><p> --President Obama's re-election solidifies health-care overhaul law </p> <p> --Hospital stocks gain because law will cover more people, cutting down on pressure from unpaid bills </p> <p> --Managed-care firms slide amid questions about how law will impact earnings </p> <p> Hospital... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:10:08 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54905476&headline=correction-to-health-care-stock-story http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54905476&headline=correction-to-health-care-stock-story <div class='newsbody'><p> "Hospital Stocks Climb, Health Insurers Slump After Election" at 10:59 a.m. ET misstated the name for Tenet Healthcare. It should be Tenet Healthcare Corp., not Tenet Healthcare Co. </p> <p> Subscribe to WSJ: http://online.wsj.com?mod=djnwires </p> <pre> </pre> </div> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:45:47 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54905445&headline=hospital-stocks-climb-health-insurers-slump-after-election http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54905445&headline=hospital-stocks-climb-health-insurers-slump-after-election <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Jon Kamp </pre> <p> Hospital stocks surged while big health insurers slumped following President Barack Obama's re-election, which solidified the future of a complex health-care overhaul law that promises a mix of coverage-expanding benefits and new pressure points for... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:44:33 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54808139&headline=new-boston-scientific-ceo-seeks-turnaround http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54808139&headline=new-boston-scientific-ceo-seeks-turnaround <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Joseph Walker </pre> <p> Boston Scientific Corp.'s (BSX) new Chief Executive Michael Mahoney says he will move to cut costs, stanch the flow of executive turnover, and boost research-and-development productivity as he tries to reignite revenue growth. </p> <p> Mr. Mahoney's... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:45:32 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54746236&headline=correction-on-story-about-health-care-companies-and-sandy http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54746236&headline=correction-on-story-about-health-care-companies-and-sandy <div class='newsbody'><p> "UPDATE: Health-Care Companies Along East Coast Shut Down Offices," published at 1:52 p.m. Monday, misstated the location of a manufacturing and processing facility closed by Boston Scientific Corp. The center is in Coventry, R.I., not Coventry, Mass. </p> <p> Subscribe to WSJ:... Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:48:46 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54730435&headline=medtronic-says-data-clear-path-for-european-approval-of-heart http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54730435&headline=medtronic-says-data-clear-path-for-european-approval-of-heart <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Joseph Walker </pre> <p> Medtronic Inc. (MDT) released new data on an investigational heart valve replacement device that could help it in its battle with Edwards Lifesciences Inc. (EW) for market share in Europe. </p> <p> The new device, called Engager, was shown in a... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:36:00 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54727661&headline=health-care-companies-along-east-coast-shut-down-offices http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54727661&headline=health-care-companies-along-east-coast-shut-down-offices <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Peter Loftus and Joseph Walker </pre> <p> Some of the world's largest health-care companies, many of them based along the East Coast or with major operations there, closed sites and asked employees to work from home Monday as they braced for the approach of Hurricane Sandy... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:02:12 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54449425&headline=u-s-hot-stock-futures-hot-stocks-to-watch http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54449425&headline=u-s-hot-stock-futures-hot-stocks-to-watch <div class='newsbody'><p> Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Tuesday's session are Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW), RadioShack Corp. (RSH) and Owens Corning (OC). </p> <p> Edwards Lifesciences said third-quarter sales will come in below the medical-device company's estimates... Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:22:36 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54214836&headline=court-vacates-ruling-that-medtronic-didnt-infringe-patents http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54214836&headline=court-vacates-ruling-that-medtronic-didnt-infringe-patents <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Joseph Walker </pre> <p> Medtronic Inc. (MDT) will have to prove again that it didn't infringe on certain defibrillator patents owned by Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) after an appeals court Tuesday vacated an earlier ruling. </p> <p> The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals... Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:51:46 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54214617&headline=appeals-court-vacates-ruling-that-medtronic-didnt-infringe-boston http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=54214617&headline=appeals-court-vacates-ruling-that-medtronic-didnt-infringe-boston <div class='newsbody'><p> A federal appeals court vacated a Delaware court's ruling that Medtronic Inc. (MDT) didn't infringe Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) patents for the CRT heart device, Reuters reported Tuesday. </p> <p> The case was remanded to the lower court, the report said. </p> <p> Full story... Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:34:11 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=53986300&headline=boston-scientific-to-cut-jobs-separate-cardiac-units http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=53986300&headline=boston-scientific-to-cut-jobs-separate-cardiac-units <div class='newsbody'><p> Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) is looking to shed jobs as well as separate its cardiac divisions, Reuters reported Wednesday. </p> <p> A company spokesman, who said the two actions weren't related, confirmed the changes outlined to staff earlier this month, according to Reuters... Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:30:10 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=53433937&headline=earnings-preview-us-medical-device-companies-to-show-solid-2q http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=53433937&headline=earnings-preview-us-medical-device-companies-to-show-solid-2q <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Victoria Stilwell </pre> <p> TAKING THE PULSE: The U.S. medical device industry may see stabilized volumes--and possibly some growth--on the back of solid results in the previous period. After volumes showed some signs of stability and even a slight gain last period, investors... Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:42:11 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=52901090&headline=wsj-blog-health-the-microcomputer-in-your-chest-needs-a-landline http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=52901090&headline=wsj-blog-health-the-microcomputer-in-your-chest-needs-a-landline <div class='newsbody'><p> (This story has been posted on The Wall Street Journal Online's Health Blog at http://blogs.wsj.com/health.) </p> <p> By Christopher Weaver </p> <p> The spread of an advanced medical-technology -- tiny, wireless computers, embedded in surgically implantable defibrillators... Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:41:22 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=52894576&headline=wsj-blog-health-a-m-vitals-autism-research-set-back-and-pharmacists http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BSX&article=52894576&headline=wsj-blog-health-a-m-vitals-autism-research-set-back-and-pharmacists <div class='newsbody'><p> (This story has been posted on The Wall Street Journal Online's Health Blog at http://blogs.wsj.com/health.) </p> <p> By Jonathan D. Rockoff </p> <p> Here's what's making health news this morning: </p> <p> Supreme Court Expected to Issue Health-Care Ruling Thursday (WSJ): The... Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:43:07 EDT