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Meet the neurologist who experimented on himself ... twice

Robots? Mind control? A recent story published by Wired’s Daniel Engber has it all, and it’s 100 percent nonfiction. 

Siemens Healthcare sees double-digit bump in sales, profits in Q1

Siemens Healthcare announced double-digit increases in sales and profits for the year’s first fiscal quarter in the company’s latest earnings report.

Philips Healthcare reports increased sales, profits

2015 turned out to be a good year for Philips Healthcare, who reported sales growth of 15 percent to $3.54 billion for the final quarter and 19 percent growth to $11.82 billion for the full year, according to the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report.

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GE Healthcare’s 4Q profit, revenue both drop

General Electric (GE) released its fourth-quarter earnings last week, and numbers show GE Healthcare’s profit and revenue are down compared to 2014’s numbers.

Report: Lexmark now considering divestiture after lack of interest from buyers

Lexmark International Inc. is exploring the possibility of divesting its assets and selling its software and hardware business separately, according to an article published online by Reuters.

iCAD acquires VuCOMP’s cancer detection portfolio

iCAD, a Nashua, N.H.-based cancer detection and radiation therapy technology company, announced this week that it has completed its acquisition of the VuCOMP cancer detection portfolio. 

Sectra acquires medical IT company RxEye AB

Sectra, an international medical IT and technology company, announced earlier this week the acquisition of Swedish medical IT company RxEye AB. The deal was financed using Sectra’s own funding and finalized on Dec. 30, 2015.

Digirad closes DMS Health acquisition

Digirad Corporation, a Suwanee, Ga.-based developer and manufacturer of diagnostic imaging systems, announced this week that it has officially closed its acquisition of DMS Health Technologies. The deal, first announced back in October 2015, was for $36 million. 

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