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3. EU clears J&J’s $21B Synthes buyout
The European Commission clears Johnson & Johnson’s $21.3 billion buyout of orthopedics giant Synthes after J&J agrees to ditch its DePuy trauma operation to Biomet.
2. FDA: Safety, efficacy, public health – and economy?
The U.S. House version of a bill reauthorizing FDA review user fees would add employment and economic considerations to the federal watchdog agency’s mission statement.
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1. Medical Device Tax: Will Elizabeth Warren’s support for repeal send a signal to other Dems?
Will support for repealing the medical device tax repeal from Elizabeth Warren, who’s dazzled liberals and raised big bucks from left-wing groups across the country in her run for the U.S. Senate, help generate more support among Democrats for killing the medical device tax?
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