Google Unveils Major AI Innovations in Healthcare at Annual Event
New tools aim to enhance health search, drug discovery, and personalized treatments while addressing challenges in accuracy and data integration.
- Google expanded AI Overviews in Search to cover thousands more health topics and added support for Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese on mobile devices.
- The 'What People Suggest' feature organizes insights from online discussions to provide user-generated perspectives on health queries, now available in the U.S. on mobile.
- The company launched Medical Records APIs globally, enabling apps to access and integrate medical data in standard FHIR format through Health Connect.
- TxGemma, a new AI model collection, is designed to streamline drug discovery by analyzing molecules, chemicals, and proteins for potential therapies.
- The Loss of Pulse Detection feature, cleared by the FDA, will roll out on Pixel Watch 3 in the U.S. by the end of March, offering potentially life-saving functionality.