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Recall of Thousands of MRI Scanners Issued by US FDA
The United States Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class 1 Recall notice for a large number of GE Healthcare Magnetic Resonance Imaging systems. All MRI systems using superconducting magnets, manufactured from 1985 to the present are affected More...23 Feb 2015
Kindred Healthcare Acquires Gentiva Health Services
Kindred Healthcare has completed the acquisition of Gentiva Health Services, in a deal that will turn Kindred into the fourth largest operator of long-term acute care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities in the United States. More...15 Feb 2015
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Kindred Healthcare Completes Acquisition of Centerre
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Welch Allyn Enters at-Home Patient Monitoring Sector
Stradis Healthcare Buys Medikmark
Staff Shortages Driving Patient Monitoring Device Sector
BTG Acquires Interventional Pulmonology Innovator PneumRx
HealthSouth Expands Home Health and Hospice Portfolio
Siemens Divests Hearing Aid Business Unit
MEDICA and COMPAMED 2014 Benefit from Strong International Response
Global Wound Care Market Rife With Opportunity
Strategic Partnership Advances Wearable Medical Devices
Healthcare Companies Partner for Big Data Applications
HCA to Acquire Texas Urgent-Care Provider
Lockheed Martin Acquires Systems Made Simple
Partnership to Provide 3-D Holographic Imaging to Medical Professionals
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