Two companies are better than one or so Abbott (Abbott Park, Illinois) has decided. The company plans to split into two publicly traded companies, one in diversified medical products and the other in research-based pharmaceuticals.

Resistant hypertension that is, high blood pressure that does not respond to drugs or lifestyle changes is a major health problem for which cardiologists have long awaited a solution. Finally, researchers appear to have found an answer that opens a door for treating the disease with a medical device, rather than traditional drug therapy.

Of all the tools doctors have in their belt to help patients with, those which help them make a more accurate diagnosis tend to be the most valuable.