Tag: China
ResMed grows presence in China
August 4, 2015HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO - ResMed has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Curative Medical, a manufacturer of non-invasive ventilation and sleep disordered breathing medical devices and accessories in China. The deal will expand ResMed's presence in China's significant and fast-growing respiratory medical device market and boost its global product platform, according to a press release. When the deal is complete, ResMed China and Curative Medical will retain their operational independence and continue to invest...
Governor commends DeVilbiss for manufacturing in US
March 28, 2014HME News Staff
SOMERSET, Pa. - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett recently visited DeVilbiss Healthcare's corporate headquarters here, commending the company for its efforts to bring jobs back to the U.S. Corbett met with the DeVilbiss management team, toured the manufacturing facility and addressed the company's more than 200 onsite employees. Bringing China-based product lines back to the Somerset facility has created more than 25 direct assembly, engineering and quality jobs, and several indirect vendor...
China surpasses US in prevalence of diabetes, study says
September 4, 2013HME News Staff
CHICAGO - A new study suggests the prevalence of diabetes among Chinese adults has risen to 11.6%. Published Sept. 4 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the study results show the percentage of Chinese adults with diabetes is now greater than the percentage of Americans adults with the disease. The American Diabetes Association says 11.3% of Americans 20 years old or older have diabetes. The study found those with diabetes in China tended to be older residents in more developed regions.