Hong Kong – September 07, 2026 -- Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) will invest approximately $700 million in Hong Kong-based Cornerstone Robotics as part of a strategic partnership granting the medtech giant distribution rights to Cornerstone's Sentire surgical robot in select markets outside the United States.

Los Angeles – September 7, 2026 -- HRC Fertility, a fertility network operating 15 locations across California and Las Vegas, has appointed longtime physician Robert Boostanfar, M.D., as its first Chief Medical Officer, giving the organization a senior clinical leader as it scales operations across its 34-physician network.

Sun Prairie, Wis. – September 07, 2026 -- Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) has acquired USave Pharmacy Group, effective September 1, 2026, consolidating two organizations that have partnered since 2017 to support independent community pharmacies.

Salisbury, N.C. – September 05, 2026 -- Fewer than 4 percent of U.S. homes offer basic accessibility features such as a no-step entry, single-floor living, and wide halls and doorways, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, even as clinical care increasingly moves into private residences. Home for Life Design has published research-backed evidence for its Accessibility Ratings, a standardized scoring system designed to measure whether a home supports safe, independent living.

NEW YORK – September 04, 2026 -- NYU Langone Health has appointed William Gordon Frankle, MD, MBA, as chair of the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, effective September.

ZIBO, China – September 03, 2026 -- INTCO Medical (300677.SZ) reported revenue of 6.91 billion RMB (approximately $1.03 billion) for the six months ended June 30, 2026, up 40.61% year-on-year, as the disposable glove maker expanded annual production capacity to 107 billion units, the largest such footprint globally.

Frankfurt (Oder), Germany -- Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder) opened a new hybrid operating room on Aug. 31, 2026, backed by roughly 6 million euros in investment, RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG announced. The facility, one of five hospitals in the Rhön-Klinikum network, will serve as the primary site for vascular surgery and cardiology teams treating complex vascular and cardiac cases across eastern Brandenburg. Hospital managing director Christian Petersen and chief medical officer Prof.