Google Struggles In Healthcare Sector

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Google parent Alphabet Inc. is laying off more than 200 employees at its Verily Life Sciences healthcare unit, about 15% of its workforce.  The division will discontinue work on a medical-software program called Verily Value Suite, as well as a number of early-stage products.  Verily has largely been focused on applying data and technology to patient treatments, including a virtual diabetes clinic.