Fortune: 4 best biotech, health stocks to buy in 2018

Financial experts predict earnings in the healthcare sector to rise 24 percent next year, meaning some healthcare-related stocks may be promising in 2018, according to Fortune.

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Here are four stocks Fortune recommends for those interested in investing in healthcare.

  1. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, which saw its shares rise 259 percent this year after promising clinical trials for one of its experimental drugs being used to treat hereditary ATTR amyloidosis.
  1. Sage Therapeutics, which may become the first company to market a drug to treat postpartum depression.
  1. UnitedHealth Group, who analysts expect an average 13.5 percent earnings growth rate for the insurer over the next five years.
  1. Intuitive Surgical, a medical device manufacturer leading the way in robotic-assisted surgery.

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