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May 28, 2019

Apple makes an acquisition

Big names making moves in healthcare want to keep you healthy—at home. Apple, on its quest for new health features, scooped up pediatric asthma monitoring co Tueo Health. Comcast, hoping to prevent readmissions, aims to pilot its in-home monitoring device by year end. And Amazon is building an emotion-reading, health-tracking wearable. Here’s why the endeavor would make sense—and why some are less than enthused.

Alphabet had an eventful week, too—Google’s AI received high marks for lung cancer diagnosis (though better AI tools don’t always equal better outcomes), while Verily linked up with four of the world’s biggest drug makers to change the future of clinical trials.

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Podcast: The Promises And Potential Pitfalls Of Telemedicine
How should we think about the limitations of virtual care? Rock Health Podcast | (Tweet)

Can Tech ‘Objectively’ Assess Pain?
Maybe—but beware of tech-enabled bias WIRED | (Tweet)

Why US Policy Could Chill Collaboration In Biotech
PatientsLikeMe founder speaks out after forced fire sale STAT | (Tweet)

Congress Eyes Federally Funded Medical Claims Research
Employers’ claims data have long been considered a black box Axios | (Tweet)

Facebook Rolls Out New Disease Prevention Mapping Tools
Aggregated mobile user info could help public health organizations MedCityNews | (Tweet)

Adventist Health To Integrate CancerIQ’s Genetic Risk Program
The partnership will improve identification and care of patients at risk HIT Consultant | (Tweet)

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