Google Health is being dismantled as chief David Feinberg departs for Cerner
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First: The US Food and Drug Administration could approve the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine as early as today, The New York Times reported on Friday. That could help encourage people to get vaccinated, and also open the door to more vaccine requirements.
Today in healthcare news:
Google Health is being dismantled, according to a leaked memo;
How the smart ring sweeping Silicon Valley won over big employers afraid of COVID;
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Google is dismantling its embattled health division as the tech giant reconsiders its strategy for healthcare
Google is dismantling its Google Health division, Insider has learned from a leaked memo, and the group will have its units scattered throughout Google.
Its chief, Dr. David Feinberg, will depart the company for the CEO role at Cerner, the electronic-medical-records behemoth.
Get the full scoop from Blake Dodge and Hugh Langley >>
The next mission for Silicon Valley's favorite smart ring? Preventing COVID-19 outbreaks.
Oura CEO Harpreet Singh Rai said smart-ring sales have increased among companies buying them for employees ahead of office reopenings.
Before the pandemic, Oura rings were mostly bought by individuals.
Leaked emails reveal a top MIT professor and biotech founder has been placed on leave following a sexual harassment investigation
Noted scientist David Sabatini has been placed on administrative leave following an investigation into sexual harassment at his lab.
Sabatini has helped create multiple biotech companies like Navitor and KSQ Therapeutics.
More stories we're reading today:
How, where, and when to get your COVID-19 booster shot (Insider)
Why the coronavirus has changed the way it has, and what that means going forward (STAT News)
Apple delays its return to the office until January amid the ongoing Covid surge (CNBC)
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