Health-care companies fell as traders retreated from risky niches such as biotechnology and obesity-drug makers.
A study found that people who eat multiple daily servings of ultraprocessed foods like chips and doughnuts have a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes and dying from heart disease.
Alphabet's Google said it will work with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on an initiative for consumers to gather and store their personal medical records on the Fitbit app.
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