Overview
- AI Overviews no longer appear for queries such as “what is the normal range for liver blood tests” and “what is the normal range for liver function tests,” following a Guardian investigation into misleading medical answers.
- Early retests found variant phrasings could still trigger summaries, indicating selective removals, while subsequent checks confirmed the named liver-test queries remained without AI Overviews.
- Google declined to discuss specific takedowns and said it makes broad improvements when context is missing, noting its clinicians found many highlighted summaries were supported by reputable sources.
- Health groups warned the snapshots can give dangerous false reassurance because lab ranges and treatment advice depend on factors like age, sex, ethnicity, and test methods.
- Examples cited by experts included incorrect liver test ranges and harmful guidance for pancreatic cancer patients, even as Google’s separate AI Mode continued offering AI-generated health answers.