The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday classified the recall of Philips’s respiratory machines as its most serious type, as their use could cause serious injuries or death. The Dutch medical devices maker’s unit Philips Respironics recalled 1,088 devices in the United States on Feb. 10. These devices help people with respiratory conditions to…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday classified the recall of Swedish medical equipment maker Getinge’s heart devices as its most serious type since their use could lead to death. Datascope, a unit of Getinge, had recalled 4,454 therapeutic devices in December following a death and four serious injuries from their use. The devices…

WASHINGTON—The Commerce Department said it reached a cooperative research and development agreement with Alphabet Inc.’s Google to produce chips that researchers can use to develop new nanotechnology and semiconductor devices. The deal was signed between the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Google. The chips will be manufactured by semiconductor company…