> Apple and Aetna held secret meetings to discuss a plan to offer discounted or free Apple Watches to the insurer’s 23 million members. CNBC article
> Documents obtained by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation show how much Johnson & Johnson “oversold” its pelvic mesh products to surgeons. The news comes a month after a trial involving more than 700 patients who had been implanted with vaginal mesh or tape started in Australian federal court. ABC article
> Two Pore Guys reported positive results from a pivotal trial of its hand-held liquid biopsy technology. The study confirmed that the device detected cell-free circulating tumor DNA in blood and urine samples from patients with colorectal or pancreatic cancer, whose tumors were previously diagnosed via tissue biopsy. Release
> University of Iowa spinout iotaMotion raised $2 million in seed financing, which will support the development of robotic systems for cochlear implant surgery. Release