The New York Times recently spotlighted former NFL players who swapped their shoulder pads for scrubs to pursue careers in nursing after retirement. Secret Service finds 17 'skimming' devices in tour ...

US nursing homes will face more than 660,000 nursing aide job openings through 2034, almost double what will be needed across four other main job roles, according to a new report on the direct care ...

MADRID, Aug. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) – Late breaking clinical science data, presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress today and simultaneously ...

Abiomed has issued a warning about an issue with its Automated Impella Controller devices following a reported patient death. The issue stems from a manufacturing defect in certain units’ pump driver ...

Last week, the FDA announced it was aware that Abiomed had sent a letter to affected customers recommending updated instructions for use for all Automated Impella Controllers (AIC). Abiomed identified ...

A new investigational percutaneous ventricular assist device (pVAD) is ready to challenge Johnson & Johnson's Impella heart pumps. Supira Medical's Supira pVAD uses a smaller introducer sheath ...

WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The world’s smallest heart pump has made its way to Maui. Nine months after launching at Maui Memorial Medical Center, the island’s only acute-care hospital, it has saved ...

Use of two high-risk cardiovascular devices—the Watchman (Boston Scientific) left atrial appendage occluder and the Impella (Abiomed) left ventricular assist device—is highest in the United States ...

A new high-tech help for young heart patients has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Doctors say this will allow them to save more lives, an important milestone as we kick off ...

Impella CP and Impella 5.5 heart pumps unload the heart's left ventricle, allowing the heart to rest while also ensuring delivery of oxygenated blood throughout the body. The PMA amendment expands the ...