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Google sees a future in wearable-free health monitoring
Google and its Alphabet parent haven't been shy about their interest in digital health, and now they're taking that curiosity in an unusual but potentially very helpful direction. GeekWire reports that Google has acquired Senosis Health, a Seattle-area startup whose focus was on turning smartphones into health monitoring tools. Its apps used a phone's built-in sensors to perform checkups that would normally require a dedicated sensor: HemaApp checks your blood's hemoglobin count using your phone's camera, for example, while SpiroSmart uses the microphone to measure your lung functions.
