Thursday, October 31, 2019

Big tech begins to tackle heart health

In CNBC, Christina Farr reports that
heart disease remains the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S.
She reports that Apple is hiring medical experts, but
Heart health isn’t just a focus area at Apple. As Big Tech continues to explore whether it can penetrate the $3.5 trillion medical sector, cardiologists are often hired early and given senior roles. Alphabet’s health unit Verily chose a cardiologist, Jessica Mega, as its chief medical officer. And Amazon hired Dr. Maulik Majmudar, also a cardiologist, as a resident medical expert as it moves into health.
Read more here.

No comments: