Items Tagged ‘Medtronic’
November 23, 2016
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Editor, Karl Oestreich; Assistant Editor: Emily Blahnik STAT Mayo leaders: A nine-fold path to preventing burnout We’ve […]
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April 24, 2015
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
Editor, Karl Oestreich; Assistant Editor, Carmen Zwicker Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Laura Wuotila with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. USA Today Best memory advice? Exercise, stimulating hobbies …A […]
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July 26, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
July 26, 2013 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media relations […]
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February 19, 2013
Ex-Medtronic exec named CTO to Mayo Clinic, U-M joint venture on diabetes
A former Medtronic executive has been named the chief technology officer for a joint effort to defeat diabetes formed about two years ago by the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic. Maura Donovan, who was vice president of therapy research and development at Fridley-based Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), was named CTO for Decade of Discovery. Minneapolis St. […]
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March 17, 2010
Seagate to Minnesota nanotech community: Never mind
Seagate Technology giveth (sort of). Seagate Technologies taketh (definitely). Bolstered by better than expected revenue, the disc driver maker has reversed plans to convert a state-of-the-art nanotech facility in Edina into the Minnesota Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology.Seagate, based in Scotts Valley, California, has major operations in the Twin Cities… Seagate changed its mind […]
March 17, 2010
Medtronic atrial fibrillation system shines in study
A noninvasive procedure that freezes and kills problem-causing heart tissue was nearly 10 times better at eliminating a potentially serious heart rhythm disorder than conventional anti-arrhythmic drugs, researchers said on Monday… A clinical trial of Medtronic Inc’s (MDT.N) cryoablation system looked at 245 patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, a condition marked by intermittent episodes […]
February 9, 2010
Medtronic defends device against critical studies
Medtronic is fending off more questions about the reliability of one of its cardiac devices, the Sprint Fidelis lead, a wire which connects a defibrillator to the heart. The Wall Street Journal reports that the defibrillator wires fail more often than Medtronic says they do. The publication cited reports from the Mayo Clinic and […]
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February 4, 2010
Hospitals Dispute Medtronic Data on Wires
Some leading hospitals are reporting failure rates for Medtronic Inc.’s fracture-prone defibrillator wires—including among young people—that are significantly higher than what the company has publicly disclosed… Reports from hospitals including the University of Rochester in New York state, the Minneapolis Heart Institute, the Mayo Clinic and the University of Ottawa, say the overall failure […]
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