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Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Curaleaf is headquartered in New York City. Curaleaf CEO Matt Darin told Benzinga at the Cannabis Capital Conference in Miami that the company has recently increased its presence in New York. The New York City-based...

A consortium of private equity firms bought a majority stake in medical supplier Medline Industries Inc, which according to sources familiar with the matter, is a deal valued at more than $30 billion. What Happened: Private equity firms comprising of Blackstone Group Inc (NYSE:...

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD) shares came under pressure Monday after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected its regulatory application seeking label expansion for its dementia drug. The Acadia Analysts: Goldman Sachs analyst Salveen Richter downgraded Acadia shares...

ICAD Inc (NASDAQ: ICAD) is poised to benefit in the long term from its AI-driven cancer detection tools and electronic brachytherapy product, according to BTIG. The iCAD Analyst: Marie Thibault initiated coverage of iCAD with a Buy rating and a price target of $25. The iCAD Thesis: The company...

Roche Holding AG (OTC: RHHBY) acquired GenMark Diagnostics, Inc (NASDAQ: GNMK) in a $1.8 billion deal on Monday, the same day Veracyte Inc (NASDAQ: VCYT) announced it completed the acquisition of Decipher Biosciences, Inc.  What Happened: With the cancer...

Medical diagnostics products maker Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX) is likely to be stifled by secular growth challenges on multiple fronts, Deutsche Bank said in a Thursday note. The Analyst Deutsche Bank analyst Dan Leonard downgraded shares of Hologic from Buy to Neutral with a $46 price...

According to Flurry Analytics, the percentage of paid apps on the App Store fell from 20 percent in 2011 to 10 percent in 2013. That’s a 10 percent drop in two years, and the trend is likely to continue. In general, Flurry said, people seemed to want free content even if it meant putting up...