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Abbott Receives Expanded Indication From the U.S. FDA for Directional Deep Brain Stimulation System to Treat Parkinson's Disease - Abbott's Infinity™ DBS is the first FDA approved directional Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system to allow targeting of a specific area of the brain that is critical to motor functions - Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease each year PR Newswire ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 24, 2020 ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott...

New Quality of Life and Functional Improvement Data From Abbott's BOLD and TRIUMPH Studies Reinforce Benefit of Proclaim™ XR Neurostimulation System In People Living with Chronic Pain - BOLD study found that BurstDR™ stimulation waveform reduced the negative psychological effects associated with a person's chronic pain at six-month follow up by 62% - Data were presented at the 2020 North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) annual meeting - Proclaim XR uses Abbott's proprietary BurstDR...

Gov. Greg Abbott, (R-Texas), discusses Trump at Davos and the 'tax exodus' from high tax states to places like Texas. #FoxBusiness....

Abbott Reports Fourth-Quarter 2019 Results; Announces Strong Forecast for 2020 - Fourth-quarter sales growth of 7.1 percent; organic sales growth of 8.5 percent - Fourth-quarter GAAP EPS growth from continuing operations of 59.5 percent and adjusted EPS growth from continuing operations of 17.3 percent - Several businesses achieved double-digit sales growth - Forecast reflects continued top-tier sales and earnings growth for 2020 PR Newswire ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 22, 2020 ABBOTT PARK, Ill.,...

Spirit Of Texas Director Nelda Luce Blair Named To Texas Public Safety Commission By Governor Greg Abbott PR Newswire CONROE, Texas, Jan. 17, 2020 CONROE, Texas , Jan. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:STXB) ("Spirit"), the holding company for Spirit of Texas Bank, today announced that its independent director, Nelda Luce Blair , has been appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to the Texas Public Safety Commission (the "Commission") for a term running through January 1...

Abbott to Initiate Trial to Study MitraClip as an Option for Moderate Surgical Risk Patients - New clinical trial will assess first-of-its-kind MitraClip™ transcatheter mitral valve repair against current standard of care surgery in a new, expanded patient population - If successful, the REPAIR MR study has potential to expand MitraClip's current indication (patients at prohibitive risk for surgery) to also include patients at moderate risk PR Newswire ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 13, 2020 ABBOTT...

FDA Approves Less Invasive Surgical Approach for Abbott's Heart Pump to Help Patients Avoid Open Heart Surgery - For people battling advanced heart failure, Abbott's HeartMate 3 heart pump can now be implanted through an incision in the chest wall versus open heart surgery - New, less invasive technique provides cardiac surgeons with the ability to choose the optimal surgical method for their patients PR Newswire ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 7, 2020 ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --...

Abbott Hosts Conference Call for Fourth-Quarter Earnings PR Newswire ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 2, 2020 ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) will announce its fourth-quarter 2019 financial results on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020 , before the market opens. The announcement will be followed by a live webcast of the earnings conference call at 8:30 a.m. Central time ( 9:30 a.m. Eastern), and will be accessible through Abbott's Investor Relations website at...

Abbott Raises Quarterly Dividend 12.5%, Increasing Payouts for 48 Straight Years PR Newswire ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 13, 2019 ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today increased the company's quarterly common dividend to 36 cents per share – a 12.5% increase. This marks the 384 th consecutive quarterly dividend to be paid by Abbott since 1924. The cash dividend is payable Feb. 14, 2020, to shareholders of record at the close of business...

Abbott Announces Robert B. Ford to Succeed Miles D. White as Chief Executive Officer on March 31, 2020 - Mr. White will remain Executive Chairman of the Board - Mr. Ford has been elected to the Abbott Board PR Newswire ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Nov. 13, 2019 ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that Miles D. White will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer on March 31, 2020 , after a remarkable 21-year tenure, the second longest for a non-founder in...

The Australian Red Cross Blood Service Selects Abbott's Alinity s Solution for Blood and Plasma Screening Abbott and the Australian Red Cross Blood Service extend 30-year partnership of providing safe, life-saving blood supply in Australia PR Newswire ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Oct. 21, 2019 ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Oct. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced the Australian Red Cross Blood Service (Australian Blood Service) has signed a multiple-year agreement for Abbott's most advanced...

Abbott Reports Third-Quarter 2019 Results - Third-quarter sales growth of 5.5 percent; organic sales growth of 7.6 percent - Exceptional growth across key platforms of FreeStyle Libre, MitraClip and Alinity - Continues to strengthen portfolio with a steady cadence of new product approvals, reimbursement coverage and clinical data PR Newswire ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Oct. 16, 2019 ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced financial results for the third quarter...

Abbott and Omada Health Partner to Offer Integrated Digital Health and Coaching Experience for People with Type 2 Diabetes - Collaboration combines Abbott′s world-leading glucose sensing technology with Omada Health's best-in-class, proprietary digital coaching platform to provide personalized, on-the-go care - As part of Omada's expanded Type 2 diabetes offering, FreeStyle Libre will be the exclusive CGM delivered directly to participants' doorsteps - expanding access to the technology for...

Diane Abbott becomes the first black person to represent her party at PMQs. But blunder takes over at the despatch box as Dominic Raab stands up to pay ......