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The Verily Study Watch is a prescription-only wearable that can record, store, transfer and display single-channel ECG rhythms.
Silver Lake led the round, which will be used for new partnerships, global business development, and potential acquisitions.
Headlines also highlighted changes to Wear OS and designs for sensor-laden smart diapers.
The SurroSense Rx system will be available to Onduo's members in 2019.
Medella pivots, Dutch company NovioSense's eyelid sensor shows promise, other efforts are academic.
Two more smart contact lenses, for presbyopia and cataract surgery recovery, are still in the works.
A collaborative attitude and a commitment to strenuous review have characterized the process so far.
Psychiatry has long stood as one of the more subjective areas of care, but new technologies and large-scale data generation and analysis may offer a more quantifiable approach to mental health treatment.
Alphabet subsidiary Verily is teaming up with well-known sleep company ResMed to form a new venture that will focus on developing sleep apnea treatments and connected health products.