Colostomy bag maker ConvaTec seeks $1.8 billion in London IPO

LONDON/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Medical products maker ConvaTec Ltd plans to raise around $1.8 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) of new shares on the London Stock Exchange, it said on Monday, in a test of investor confidence after Britain's vote to leave the European Union.

Japan police probe hospital poisoning deaths

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese police are investigating the poisoning deaths of two elderly patients at a hospital near Tokyo, the latest in a spate of deaths on the same floor of the facility to arouse suspicion.

Spectral Medical's sepsis treatment fails late-stage study

(Reuters) - Spectral Medical Inc said its experimental treatment for sepsis - a common, oft-deadly complication of infection - failed a late-stage study, stymieing the company's plans to bring to market the first FDA-approved device for the condition.