Education reformer Theodore Sizer dies at 77
BOSTON — Theodore Ryland Sizer, a leader in education reform who led Ivy League education departments, has died after a long battle with colon cancer. He was 77.
Biogen 3Q profit beats views on smaller charges
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Biogen Idec says its profit jumped 34 percent in the third quarter due to lower amortization costs and increased sales of its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri.
Physician who cared for 1st US test-tube baby dies
RENO, Nev. — Dr. Frederick “Fred” Wirth Jr., the physician to America’s first test-tube baby, has died, his family said Friday. He was 68.
Son: Slain 100-year-old mom, roommate had tension
DARTMOUTH, Mass. — The roommate of a 100-year-old woman found strangled in her bed at a nursing home had made “threatening” remarks to the centenarian, her son said Friday, and the slain woman’s family had sought to have the women split up.
100-year-old woman strangled in Mass. nursing home
BOSTON — A 100-year-old woman who was found dead last month in a Massachusetts nursing home had been strangled.
Abbott highlights stent results in diabetics
WASHINGTON — Abbott Laboratories says results of a large study place its artery-opening Xience stent on equal footing with competitor Boston Scientific in diabetics, a difficult-to-treat group of patients.
Inverness Medical to offer $100 M in senior notes
WALTHAM, Mass. — Diagnostic test maker Inverness Medical Innovations Inc. said Tuesday it plans to offer $100 million in senior notes due in 2016 to help fund its acquisition of Free & Clear Inc.
List of 2009 MacArthur Foundation grant recipients
The following 24 fellows each will receive $500,000 over the next five years from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation:
FDA awards $2M in grants for kids’ medical devices
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is awarding $2 million to spur the development of medical devices for children, who face increased risks during surgery because so few implants are designed for their use.
NJ drug firm to pay nearly $25M in kickbacks case
BOSTON — A New Jersey pharmaceuticals firm will pay nearly $25 million in criminal and civil fines after pleading guilty to federal charges that it made illegal payments to encourage doctors to prescribe a blood pressure drug.
NxStage Medical signs 3-year supply deal
LAWRENCE, Mass. — Medical device maker NxStage Medical Inc. said Monday its Medisystems subsidiary signed a three-year agreement to supply its Streamline airless blood tubing sets and MasterGuard safety needles to Reliant Renal Care.
