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Johnson & Johnson Growth Led By Biosense Webster And Cerenovus

 
• By Reed Miller

Johnson & Johnson’s leadership remains optimistic about the future of its medical device divisions despite reporting a 2.6% revenue decline in the first six months of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018.

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Johnson & Johnson’s leadership is putting a positive spin on another quarter of revenue contraction from its medical device division, highlighting the strong results of its Biosense Webster electrophysiology and Cerenovus neurovascular divisions, and the signs of a rebound from its orthopedics business.

During its earnings call on 16 July, the health-care giant reported that its worldwide medical devices sales were $6

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