August 12, 2026  –  Abbott and the Big Ten Conference today announced the return of the “We Give Blood” drive, a nationwide competition uniting all 18 Big Ten universities to turn school pride into lifesaving action. Abbott created the “We Give Blood” drive to help secure blood supply sustainability today and into the future. The competition officially kicks off … [Read more...]

August 12, 2026 - Medline has completed implementation of an expanded Prime Vendor agreement with NYU Langone Health, a health system based in New York that provides care to patients through its seven inpatient locations and extensive network of outpatient and specialty care locations across New York and Florida. Through this agreement, NYU Langone Health will have … [Read more...]

August 12, 2026 - BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) today announced a significant milestone in its advanced tissue regeneration strategy and expansion efforts with successful completion of enrollment in the PREVENT clinical trial evaluating Phasix™ Mesh for the prevention of incisional hernias. The study enrolled 477 patients across 32 sites in the United States and Europe, … [Read more...]

August 12, 2026  -  Amsino International announced that it was awarded a contract with Vizient for enteral syringes. Amsino manufactures enteral syringes in North America and overseas, supporting a dual-source manufacturing strategy designed to enhance supply continuity and reduce risk for healthcare providers. The program leverages manufacturing redundancies … [Read more...]

August 12, 2026  - Through new strategic partnerships across the robotics ecosystem in the U.S., KARL STORZ is bringing together advanced 3D visualization, robotic technologies, digital capabilities, and operating room integration. The collaborations with Moon Surgical and Sovato support a more open and connected approach to surgical innovation, designed to expand … [Read more...]

August 12, 2026  -  Twelve U.S. health systems have formed the Diagnostic AI Consortium with Aidoc (Tel Aviv, Israel) to harness diagnostic AI to improve the safety, quality and speed of diagnosis, and contribute the evidence and governance lessons they build to the broader effort already underway across medicine. The Diagnostic AI Consortium exists to provide … [Read more...]

August 11, 2026- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced the completion of Olink Explore HT proteomic analysis of approximately 5,500 research samples from The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s (MJFF) landmark study, the Parkinson’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PPMI). The resulting data are now in PPMI’s data repository, where they are available to the global research … [Read more...]

August 11, 2026- Franciscan Alliance broke ground Aug. 10 on its Franciscan Alliance School of Osteopathic Medicine, per Becker's. In April 2026, Franciscan Alliance announced the health system was planning to build an osteopathic medical school in Crown Point. In addition to the medical school, Franciscan is developing plans to expand the number of post-graduate residency … [Read more...]

August 11, 2026- Cardinal Health reported fourth quarter fiscal year 2026 revenues of $63.7 billion, an increase of 6% from the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. Fourth quarter GAAP operating earnings increased 70% to $729 million and GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) increased 70% to $1.70. Fourth quarter non-GAAP operating earnings increased 30% to $935 million. … [Read more...]

August 11, 2026- Abbott announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Google Health to redefine how people understand and manage their health. By combining glucose insights from Abbott's Lingo biowearable with Google's expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and consumer technology, the multi-year collaboration makes personalized metabolic insights more actionable, helping … [Read more...]