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Fitbit CEO talks up healthcare applications, smartwatch aspirations in Q3 call | Mobihealthnews

Fitbit had $393 million in revenue in the third quarter and $113 million in losses. In the earnings call, the CEO said the data the company's devices collect will allow for the detection of "serious health conditions."

Google's Launchpad Studio reveals first class of machine learning startups | Medcity News

Google's acceleration program's first class of startups includes Augmedix, a company that offers remote scribe services to physicians wearing Google Glass glasses, and BrainQ, an AI company that wants to help patients with neurological disorders.

Can math be used to predict an outbreak? | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Scientists hope they'll soon be able to use mathematical models to predict disease outbreaks.

Artificial intelligence helps detect ovarian cancer early and accurately | Health Data Management

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute are applying A.I. in a blood test that looks at non-coding genetic material. Unlike current tests for ovarian cancer, this one did not result in many false positives.

Safety, quality and clinical practice

Study raises questions about stents in some heart patients | The Wall Street Journal

A U.K. study showed that patients who had chest pain and got stents did not improve in treadmill tasks compared to patients with chest pain who didn't get stents.

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FDA warns companies against claims that marijuana cures diseases | The New York Times

The FDA warned companies selling products with cannabidiol to stop saying their gummies, lotions, oils, and other goods cure cancer and other illnesses.