Boston Scientific Corp. announced the acquisition of Securus Medical Group Inc., a privately-held company that has developed a thermal monitoring system for the continuous measurement of esophageal temperature. Boston Scientific has been an investor in Securus since 2016, and the transaction price for the remaining stake not already owned consists of $40 million in cash up-front, as well as up to $10 million in contingent payments based on regulatory achievements and commercial milestones.

Revised guidelines for the nonsurgical, image-guided interventional treatment of acute ischemic stroke will ensure patients receive the right treatment at the right time. The updated guidelines, endorsed by the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and 11 other medical societies, were published in the April edition of SIR’s peer-reviewed journal, the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR).

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Population health enablement company Higi announced their commitment to implement the 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) blood pressure guidelines across the 11,000 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared Higi stations nationwide. Higi said it will use its stations at retail stores and community locations to engage consumers in their health, helping them understand their biometric measurements and connecting them with the appropriate care for earlier intervention and better management of hypertension treatment plans.