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North Macedonia: Overheated Cable Caused Fatal Hospital Fire

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A fire in a COVID-19 hospital in North Macedonia that killed 14 people last month was caused by the short-circuit of a cable connected to a defibrillator and spread fast due to the presence of …

St Jude Advises Doctors of Defibrillator Leads Failures

St Jude Medical Inc has sent a letter to doctors advising them that its Riata leads that connect implanted defibrillators to the heart have a higher rate of insulation failures than previously reported. St Jude said in the letter that …