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Humility over hype at Google Health?
Google announced plans to roll out a new feature that will show available appointments for participating medical practices, starting with CVS Health. As Mario reports, the tool plays on the company’s strengths in search as it looks for ways to make inroads in health care. The company also offered a glimpse at its research pipeline, highlighting artificial intelligence tools to scan ultrasounds for pregnancy complications and screen for diabetic retinopathy with smartphones. But in a rare interview with STAT, the director of health AI for Google’s research division sounded notes of caution.
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