Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc., a global provider of musculoskeletal healthcare, and LDR Holding Corporation, a global medical device company, have announced that both boards of directors have approved a definitive agreement under which Zimmer Biomet acquire all the outstanding shares of LDR for $37 per share in cash, a value of approximately $1 billion. 

John Noseworthy, MD, president and CEO of Rochester, Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic, recent penned an op-ed in the Twin Cities Pioneer Press that called for regulatory advancements in the field of telemedicine.

REDMOND, Wash., June 07, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sensoria Inc., a world leader in wearable fitness and smart garment technology, is introducing its new smart line of colorful sports bras and t-shirts and training plans offered through a new version of the Sensoria Fitness v2.0 app. The new app, which will feature a cardiologist-created and tested algorithm called Heart Sentinel™,  connects to heart rate monitoring (HRM) garments and may detect certain cardiac irregularities that often precede catastrophic events. The new garments are designed to meet the needs of all levels of fitness enthusiasts by including a new medium support sports bra for women and a new short sleeve t-shirt for men.

In a modern day Greek legend, researchers from the University of California have injected human stem cells into pig embryos to produce human-pig embryos known as chimeras.

A study, published by Health Affairs, has found that when healthcare systems implement prescription drug monitoring databases, the rate of prescriptions for Schedule II opioids at an office visit for pain dropped by 30 percent. 

Healthcare providers in Albany, Georgia, have developed “The Lupus Initiative," through a partnership between the Southwest Georgia Area Health the Center and the American College of Rheumatology, to educate area primary care providers on lupus and assisting them in making more effective diagnoses, reports the Albany Herald.

Boston Children’s Hospital is testing a variety of new applications based around Amazon’s Alexa voice recognition software, reported the Boston Globe.

A new study by Geisinger Health System (GHS) analyzed patients who overdosed on opioids and found results on who is most likely to face the worst patient outcomes and experience other serious complications.