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Sep 10, 2020
It’s not often that chronic pain leads to life-long friendship and a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, but that’s exactly what happened to Marianne Jordan and Sandy Found. Even before meeting in...
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Aug 20, 2020
Passionate. Self-Aware. Fierce. Fearless. Spend time with Rodamni Peppa, the Boston Scientific Vice President for Business Strategy & Commercial Excellence for Europe, the Middle East and Africa...
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Aug 18, 2020
“We are all in this together.” Are we, really? As the global community responded to the coronavirus pandemic, every one of us...
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Jul 20, 2020
By Stacey McGovern, Patient Education Specialist II, Neuromodulation Division At 24, I was an awarded teacher in the midst of completing a master’s degree and a nominee for the Massachusetts...
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Jul 14, 2020
2020 has been a year like no other. As a global pandemic continues to take its toll, recent acts of hate and violence have cast a spotlight on racism, injustice and deeply ingrained divisions in...
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Jul 14, 2020
The path to innovation is rarely a straight line. It’s interspersed with stops and starts, failures and frustrations. And it takes a spark of inspiration to find the way to invention. For the...
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Jul 13, 2020
Courage, compassion, resilience—that’s what six Boston Scientific employees brought to the pandemic’s front lines when they took advantage of the company’s volunteer policy to support...
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Jul 8, 2020
Competitive pole vaulting is not for the faint of heart. Competitors sprint down a track and launch themselves into the air, summoning enough velocity to clear a crossbar high overhead. For...
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Jun 29, 2020
As the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) continues to skyrocket amid the COVID-19 crisis, businesses and nonprofit organizations have stepped up to help hospitals address critical...
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Jun 12, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend life as we know it, patient care is becoming more complex. With many elective surgeries and procedures cancelled, a backlog of people await the care...
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Jun 12, 2020
On May 28, the Boston Scientific Executive Committee issued an open letter to U.S. employees to condemn injustice and discrimination and reaffirm our commitment to equality and diversity. Across...
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May 28, 2020
An open letter from Boston Scientific leadership to employees shared in response to George Floyd's death
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May 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has called on all of us to support frontline healthcare workers in any way we can. Teams across Boston Scientific are collaborating with hospitals, universities and industry...
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Apr 24, 2020
Before COVID-19, the idea of moving a device from concept through to FDA authorization and manufacturing within a month would have seemed unfathomable. But in the face of a global pandemic, we are...
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Mar 19, 2020
Each day, we are inspired to innovate in new ways to improve the healthcare system and most importantly, the patient experience. We were recently recognized by the Edison Awards for three...
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Mar 13, 2020
At Boston Scientific, our priority is to protect and aid the health and safety of our employees, our physician customers and their patients. That has always meant ensuring that our life-changing devices and therapies would be available when needed. Now, it means finding new and creative ways to support the frontline healthcare workers working tirelessly to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mar 9, 2020
For Amy Schwanz, Regulatory Affairs Manager and mother of two active teenage daughters, the responsibilities of work and caring for her family are bound to compete. Finding time to cheer on her...
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Mar 9, 2020
At the fifth annual Boston Scientific Connected Patient Challenge, an open competition to promote the development of meaningful innovation to address complex healthcare challenges, VaGenie...
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Mar 6, 2020
One morning in September 2017, Ian Dube felt a burning pressure in his chest. When he woke up in the hospital, he learned he had suffered from a heart attack and received a stent to help him heal...
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Mar 5, 2020
International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated around the globe to raise awareness and help advance gender equality. This year, the IWD campaign theme is #EachforEqual – promoting the idea that an equal world is an enabled world.
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Feb 28, 2020
At Boston Scientific, our caring value guides how we engage with patients, how we work together as colleagues, and how we invest in the well-being of the communities where we live and work. As the...
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Feb 20, 2020
By Ebony Travis, Manager of Diversity and Inclusion As a leading global medical device manufacturer, our ability to drive innovation and fulfill our mission to help transform lives for millions of...
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Feb 5, 2020
Just before her sophomore year of college, Emily Herman was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a life-threatening condition that puts her at increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest. For...
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Jan 21, 2020
For the fifth year in a row, Boston Scientific is recognized on Fortune’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies, ranking in the top 100 overall. Companies are selected based on nine...
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Dec 16, 2019
By Roz Burke, Senior Vice President Global Quality and Regulatory Across Boston Scientific, our teams are united by a mission to deliver innovative medical solutions that improve the health of...
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Dec 11, 2019
By Katie Schur, Corporate Communications When we develop life-changing medical technologies, details matter. Thoughtful design and engineering are integral in every step of the process—including...
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Dec 11, 2019
By Dave Pierce, EVP and president of MedSurg at Boston Scientific I went to Norwich University, a military college in Vermont, before serving as an Army officer for four years. As you might...
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Dec 10, 2019
In week 14 of the NFL season, DJ Fluker, a Seattle Seahawks offensive guard, revealed a pair of custom-designed cleats featuring the Boston Scientific Close the Gap health equity initiative....
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Dec 3, 2019
“We’re going to see a complete change in the field of healthcare, in how endoscopy is done.” Dr. Dunkin, VP of medical affairs for the Endoscopy division at Boston Scientific. As medical...
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Nov 19, 2019
This doctor’s prostate cancer diagnosis gave new meaning to his advocacy
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Nov 12, 2019
Forbes and Just Capital have released their 2020 list of America’s top 100 JUST companies, and Boston Scientific ranked 28 overall, second among companies in the healthcare equipment and services industry, and number one for workers.
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Nov 4, 2019
In 90-degree heat and with her heart pounding, Shawna Dukes was in her happy place as she sprinted up and down stadium stairs during the annual University of Texas women’s football training...
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Oct 28, 2019
Research tells us that the majority of our decisions stem from unconscious mental activity. This means that the choices we make in...
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Oct 18, 2019
In recent years, increased attention has been focused on the high rates of esophageal cancer (EC) in developing countries. In East Africa, for example, 23,000 new cases of EC and 21,000 deaths...
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Oct 16, 2019
Studies have shown that heart disease takes a greater toll on certain racial and ethnic groups, yet historically, large-scale clinical trials in cardiology have included disproportionately low...
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Oct 15, 2019
Don MacDonald spent years training and in 2013 he was ready to accomplish his dream. In a few months, he’d jump into the currents separating England and France to swim across the English...
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Oct 1, 2019
As leader of the global Health Economics and Market Access team at Boston Scientific, Maria Stewart is focused every day on unlocking value in the healthcare system with the ultimate goal of...
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Sep 30, 2019
During a volunteer blood drive, a nurse noticed that John English’s pulse was irregular and suggested he visit a doctor – as soon as possible. “I saw the doctor, and he immediately could see...
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Sep 30, 2019
“There is a tremendous need for effective drug-free pain management options, and we are very excited about the role of spinal cord stimulation in providing relief for many patients who suffer...
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Sep 27, 2019
When Ray Cowling began his career in the medical device industry 47 years ago, his goal was to make a difference in people’s lives. His efforts over the decades did not go unnoticed. For his...
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Sep 26, 2019
Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) education has dominated conversations around education policy, curriculum and workforce development for decades -and rightly so. In the same time...
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Sep 26, 2019
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, leaving a wake of destruction in its path. Boston Scientific employees, their families and the Puerto Rican community responded...
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Sep 24, 2019
In early 2018, Temple Brown, a healthy 54-year-old Los Angeles filmmaker, decided to take his fitness to the next level and train to run the Los Angeles marathon. As Temple began to run longer...
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Sep 24, 2019
Back in 2003, Alesia was focused on successfully finishing her senior year and graduating high school. She spent her downtime with friends, taking her dog for long walks and looked forward to...
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Sep 13, 2019
By Mary Beth Moynihan, Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Market Access At Boston Scientific, we believe that real innovation to transform lives can come from anyone and anywhere at...
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Sep 13, 2019
A year ago there were only 250 certified technical architects around the world and roughly only 5 percent of those people were women. Susannah St-Germain, a technical architect at Boston...
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Sep 11, 2019
Transitioning from car engines to clinical equipment might not be an expected career path, but Foran’s background gives him a unique perspective that brings value to the team of engineers and technicians he leads.
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Sep 11, 2019
Global manufacturers have an outsized role to play in reducing greenhouse gases to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality. At Boston Scientific, we’re aiming to convert to 100% renewable...
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Aug 28, 2019
In 2004, Boston Scientific opened its first Costa Rica manufacturing plant in La Aurora de Heredia to support our Endoscopy business. In the 15 years since, the company has expanded operations to...