Google is changing its healthcare strategy and dismantling its health division, according to an Insider report.
In an internal memo obtained by Insider, the initiatives once housed in the division will now be under more general umbrellas. For example, Google’s AI healthcare team will now report to the president of search and AI, and Dr. Karen DeSalvo, Google’s CMO, as well as the division’s...
Before COVID-19, it would have been easy to imagine that producing and distributing an effective vaccine would have been the biggest challenge of fighting a global pandemic. But as it’s turned out, some of the biggest challenges of the COVID-19 virus have been public health challenges – getting people to behave in ways that reduce the spread of disease and getting them to take the vaccine in...
Google is looking to help folks socially distance themselves with a Maps feature that lets users check how crowded public transit is in their area.
The tool uses artificial intelligence, historical locations trends and information provided by crowdsourcing from Google Map users to predict how busy public transit will be. The crowdedness predictions will be available to more than 10,000 transit...
Google rolled out support for a digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate card for the Pay app on Android devices, which can now store and display COVID-19 test and vaccination information.
The updated Passes API is available for government and healthcare providers or authorized third parties in the U.S. It gives developers the ability to create digital COVID-19 vaccine and test cards.
When a user...
Google is combating food insecurity with the launch of its new website called Find Food Support, which includes a Google Map locator tool and destigmatizing online resources.
The tech giant collaborated with No Kid Hungry, FoodFinder and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pinpoint 90,000 locations with free food support across the country and has plans to add even more.
Making up the bulk of...
Google is reportedly shaking things up in its health division. The company is moving more than 130 of its roughly 700 Google Health employees to Search and its new Fitbit group, according to an Insider report.
Insider's sources say that none of the teams left at Google Health will focus on consumer tech. This news comes roughly six months after Google officially purchased Fitbit for roughly $2.1...
Google is looking to use artificial intelligence to help patients find answers to dermatology questions using their personal cameras.
"Skin diseases as a category are an enormous global burden and every day we see millions of people turning to Google to research their skin concern," Dr. Peggy Bui, product manager at Google Health, said. "Worldwide, two billion are affected, and most cases are...
As India continues to see a surge in COVID-19 cases, big tech is looking to help people living in the country find vaccines, oxygen and accurate information.
This morning, Google announced new efforts in India focused on locating testing centers, hospital resources and vaccination sites.
The Silicon Valley giant worked with India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to show the locations of 23...
Today a patient's ZIP code can say a lot about their life expectancy and health outcomes. In the U.S. especially, healthcare costs are high, leaving some without access to care. This has left innovators to look to digital as a way to help in scaling care and lowering costs. Big tech especially is jumping into the healthcare game.
During a panel at the Vatican Conference on health this morning, Dr...
Google is looking to keep summer vacationers informed about COVID-19 travel restrictions for specific destinations so they can plan ahead.
When users look up flights or hotels in a certain area using Google Search, the site will inform them if there are travel restrictions or advisories. It has recently added a new function that lets users see specific restrictions, like whether they will need to...
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