Defibrillator Implants Often Unnecessary
January 8, 2007 16:56

According to a study at the University of Michigan Medical Center, as many as a third of Americans who get implantable defibrillators to correct heartbeat irregularities may not need them. The study found that better answers of who is a candidate for a defibrillator... (Read Article)

Boston Scientific Cuts Jobs Because of Recalls
January 10, 2007 16:55

Boston Scientific Cuts Jobs Because of Recalls

Boston Scientific Corp will eliminate 500 to 600 jobs from its cardiac rhythm division, with most of the cuts coming from a Minnesota office that it acquired in its $27 billion acquisition of Guidant Corp. last spring.
The job cuts affect about 2 percent of the Boston Scientific 29,000-person workforce and will take effect in the first three months of 2007.