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St. Jude announces new protections against pacemaker hacking
A year after denying concerns raised by a short seller about the safety of its implantable heart devices, St. Jude Medical — now owned by Abbott Labs — announced updates...
Woman sues St. Jude for $800M over 'faulty' defibrillator
A Canadian woman has filed a $800 million lawsuit against St. Jude Medical claiming she suffered through “near-fainting” spells when the batteries in her implanted defibrillator prematurely ran out of...
Abbott failed to reveal pacemaker defect: FDA
Abbott Labs must be getting a bad case of heartburn after acquiring St. Jude Medical in January. The Chicago-based medical device company got a warning letter from the Food and...
St. Jude releasing patches to protect pacemakers from hackers
Users of St. Jude Medical’s implantable heart devices can go to bed tonight with a little less fear they’ll get hacked. St. Jude, now under control of Abbott Laboratories, said...
Muddy Waters Capital amps up attacks on St. Jude Medical
Muddy Waters Capital launched a new round of attacks on St. Jude Medical on Wednesday. The short-selling firm led by Carson Block launched a new Web site that amplifies claims...
St. Jude Medical shares fall amid recall notice
Shares of medical device maker St. Jude Medical fell 3.5 percent on Tuesday after the company said it would have to recall some of its implantable heart devices because of...
St. Jude Medical goes forward with suit against Muddy Waters Capital
St. Jude Medical hopes its suit against Muddy Waters Capital isn’t a lost cause. The medical device company sued short-seller Carson Block and his fund in a Minnesota court on...