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Robert Ford, Abbott Labs CEO, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss government spending on health care and technological investments.

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A federal judge on Friday said she will allow expert testimony that formula made by Abbott Laboratories and Reckitt Benckiser subsidiary Mead Johnson for premature babies can cause a fatal intestinal illness, as the companies face hundreds of lawsuits over the claims.

The test, run on Abbott's portable i-STAT ® Alinity® hand-held instrument, uses whole blood to help evaluate patients 18 years of age and older with a suspected mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, producing lab-quality results in 15 minutes The test will be used by healthcare professionals in the medical facilities at all MotoAmerica races in 2025 ABBOTT PARK, Ill., and IRVINE, Calif.

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Collaboration brings together FreeStyle Libre® Systems, the world's leading continuous glucose monitoring technology (CGM)1 with Epic, a healthcare software company, to streamline access to CGM data for healthcare organizations Integration empowers U.S. clinicians to enhance patient care by incorporating Libre's data directly into their workflows ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT), the global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) biowearable technology1, today announced that it has entered a first-of-its-kind agreement to integrate data from its world-leading1 Libre CGM systems directly into Epic's electronic health record systems in the U.S. The collaboration aims to improve workflow efficiency for providers through Epic's Aura software, which brings health systems together with diagnostics labs and medical device manufacturers.

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Late-breaking data from Abbott's groundbreaking first-in-human study demonstrated successful implantation of the company's AVEIR Conduction System Pacing (CSP) leadless pacemaker Enrollment has also begun in the ASCEND CSP pivotal clinical trial to evaluate Abbott's investigational CSP Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) lead Conduction System Pacing is an evolving technique specifically designed to deliver pacing to the left bundle branch area of the heart to restore its natural electrical rhythm SAN DIEGO , April 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced late-breaking data from the AVEIR™ Conduction System Pacing (CSP) acute clinical feasibility study, which demonstrated the safety and performance of the investigational AVEIR CSP leadless pacemaker technology. The AVEIR CSP acute clinical feasibility study is the world's first assessment of a leadless pacemaker delivering conduction pacing to the heart's left bundle branch (LBB) area.

Long-term data from the Volt CE Mark Study show strong results out to 12 months in patients receiving pulsed field ablation (PFA) therapy with the Volt™ PFA System The 12-month results of the Volt CE Mark Study confirm the long-term safety and efficacy of the Volt PFA System The data were presented at the 2025 Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) annual meeting ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) has announced new data from its Volt CE Mark Study that show strong safety and efficacy out to 12 months for patients receiving pulsed field ablation (PFA) therapy with the Volt™ PFA System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib).