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ICU Medical to buy Pfizer’s infusion therapy business
(Reuters) – Medical device maker ICU Medical Inc said it would buy Pfizer Inc's global infusion therapy business, Hospira Infusion Systems, for $1 billion in cash and stock. Pfizer will receive $600 million in cash and nearly $400 million in newly issued shares of ICU Medical common stock, giving the drugmaker a stake of about…
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ICU Medical to buy Pfizer’s infusion therapy business
(Reuters) – Medical device maker ICU Medical Inc said it would buy Pfizer Inc's global infusion therapy business, Hospira Infusion Systems, for $1 billion in cash and stock. Pfizer will receive $600 million in cash and nearly $400 million in newly issued shares of ICU Medical common stock, giving the drugmaker a stake of about…
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Polish parliament rejects near-total abortion ban after protests
By Pawel Sobczak and Marcin Goettig WARSAW (Reuters) – Following protests by tens of thousands of women, Polish lawmakers on Thursday rejected plans for a near-total ban on abortion, in a hastily arranged vote that marks the first major domestic setback for the conservative government. The ruling Law and Justice party (PIS) unexpectedly withdrew its…
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Polish parliament rejects near-total abortion ban after protests
By Pawel Sobczak and Marcin Goettig WARSAW (Reuters) – Following protests by tens of thousands of women, Polish lawmakers on Thursday rejected plans for a near-total ban on abortion, in a hastily arranged vote that marks the first major domestic setback for the conservative government. The ruling Law and Justice party (PIS) unexpectedly withdrew its…