Motley Fool April 7, 2022
Cutting-edge technology meets traditional healthcare.
Alphabet’s Google segment recently held an event called The Checkup by Google Health, in which teams across the company discussed advancements being made in healthcare around the globe. In this episode of “The Health & Fitness Show” on Motley Fool Live, recorded on March 25, Fool.com contributor Brian Orelli talks about several specific initiatives in Google’s “companywide effort to help billions of people be healthier.”
Brian Orelli: They bought Fitbit recently, and they’re using Fitbit not only just to track people’s steps and other things, but they got an FDA approval for an EKG app that uses the Fitbit and they’ve tested that its ability to detect atrial fibrillation and 25% of people don’t learn...