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Health care stocks were narrowly higher, with the NYSE Health Care Sector Index climbing less than 0.1% and shares of health care companies in the S&P 500 rising 0.2% as a group.

In company news, Imprivata ( IMPR ) rose Wednesday after the health care IT security company reported a smaller-than-expected Q4 net loss as well as improved revenue compared with year-ago levels, also exceeding Wall Street expectations.

Net loss during the three months ended Dec. 31 was $1.7 million, or $0.07 per share, trimming a $3.3 million net loss during the same quarter last year. Excluding one-time items, the adjusted net loss was $0.04 per share, coming in $0.05 per share narrower than the Capital IQ consensus.

Revenue rose 34% over year-ago levels to $29 million, topping analyst estimates by $2.39 million.

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Health Care Sector Update for 02/25/2015: IMPR,CTRV,VVUS