Google’s Medical Chief Says Company Shifting Health Focus
- Karen DeSalvo defends decision to disband Google health unit
- Company integrating health efforts into search, other products
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In August, the leader of Google Health departed and the division dissolved. While some interpreted the moves as evidence that Google was retreating from health care, the company’s chief health officer said the changes reflected a shifting focus, not an abandonment of a sector the search giant has trumpeted as a promising future business.
“We are not retrenching on health,” Karen DeSalvo said in an interview. “I’m busier than ever. So is my team.”