Google for Health

How can we help scientists get better data out of their instruments? Using @GoogleDeepMind AlphaEvolve, @GoogleResearch identified new ways to train DeepConsensus, improving DNA sequencing accuracy and output on PacBio instruments. Read more: goo.gle/4w1Ho5Q

Google Cloud Next kicks off this week. Explore sessions bringing together healthcare and life science leaders to discuss real-world AI, health data, and digital transformation with @GoogleCloud. ⬇️ goo.gle/4u5rTIA

🚨Last Call: Applications close May 1 for the @Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science. The challenge provides catalytic funding & technical expertise to help researchers, nonprofits & social enterprises unlock Nobel-level breakthroughs. Learn more ➡️ g.co/impactchalleng…

@Google At #TheCheckUp, Hema Budaraju, VP, Product Management, Google Search, shared how AI Mode & AI Overviews are making it easier to explore questions through a more conversational back-and-forth & find reliable information about health topics. goo.gle/4csea7o

Every day, over a billion health questions are asked on @Google Search. Now, those queries are becoming longer, more complex and nuanced. People are not only asking questions with text, but also using their voice, images, and even their camera.

In Japan, elderly care workers say documentation can take up to 20% of their time and drive turnover. At #TheCheckUp, Joëlle Barral shared how Gemini is helping ease that burden. Watch: goo.gle/4ckjJou

At #TheCheckUp, @ymatias shared how research breakthroughs are translating into real-world health impact, as the pace of progress continues to accelerate. Watch the keynote to learn more: youtube.com/watch?v=73toGq…

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the MedGemma Impact Challenge, launched in collaboration with Kaggle. 850+ participating teams showed us how AI can help bridge global healthcare gaps. Check out the winning innovations: goo.gle/41whWaA

@YouTube We’re also working with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to use Conversational AI tools to augment and scale just-in-time learning for first responders. Watch The Check Up keynote ⬇️ youtu.be/62UIFZXHDBE?t=…

@YouTube In India, we’re partnering with the College of Nursing at the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to bring professional nursing courses to YouTube with conversational AI to support just-in-time learning for students and practicing nurses.

Health-related videos on YouTube have now crossed 1 trillion views globally. At #TheCheckUp, Dr. Garth Graham, Global Head of @YouTube Health, shared how we’re using AI tools to transform passive watching into active learning & helping to improve health literacy.

Health100 is designed to be an always-on personal health care partner that saves consumers time and money, and helps them stay on track to better health. goo.gle/3PtvAZr

First look at Health100 at #TheCheckUp: CVS Health shared how the new AI-native consumer engagement platform — powered by Google Cloud & using Gemini multimodal AI — is helping to empower consumers.

At #TheCheckUp, Yossi Matias shared highlights from @GoogleResearch’s latest work in health — from AMIE & Google Earth AI in healthcare to new progress in bringing research into real-world impact. ⬇️

This week we announced a partnership with DocMorris, 1 of Europe’s leading online pharmacies, to help create more personal digital health experiences. Using @Google AI, DocMorris will build a digital assistant making health needs simpler & more accessible. goo.gle/3Nx9y7y

At #TheCheckUp, we announced plans for AI initiatives aimed at making healthcare more accessible, starting in Arkansas. Learn how we’re exploring work with leading organizations to support clinician education, care delivery & research in rural areas. goo.gle/4uEtHcx

You’ll soon be able to securely link your medical records, including lab results and medications, directly to the Fitbit app to get more personalized wellness guidance from your coach. Learn more: goo.gle/4sSnDLM

This week, our study on predicting insulin resistance using wearable data was published in Nature. Along with our ongoing Fitbit hypertension study, this work will allow the coach to use wearable data to better understand and inform cardiometabolic health. goo.gle/47Mhpor

Announced yesterday at #TheCheckUp: three updates coming to Fitbit’s Personal Health Coach in Public Preview. 🧵