Google Introduces Innovative Healthcare Features for Search and Android

Google has unveiled a suite of new healthcare-focused features for its Search and Android platforms, including enhanced health query overviews, medical records APIs, and open AI models for drug discovery.

Google just dropped a bunch of new healthcare goodies, and honestly, it’s pretty impressive. They’re not just tweaking Google Search to give you better health info—think advanced overviews for your late-night ‘why does my knee pop?’ queries—but they’re also rolling out medical records APIs and some shiny new open AI models. Oh, and they’re making sure you can ask about your aches and pains in Spanish, Portuguese, or Japanese on your phone. Because health concerns don’t wait for you to remember high school Spanish.

Ever wished you could peek into what others with your same weird symptoms are saying? Enter ‘What People Suggest’, a U.S.-only mobile feature that’s like eavesdropping on the world’s largest support group. It’s all about giving you the full picture, straight from people who’ve been there.

And for the tech-savvy, Google’s Health Connect platform on Android is getting medical records APIs. Translation: your health data can now play nice across apps, covering everything from how much you slept to what you ate (or didn’t). Over 50 data types are in the mix, making your phone a one-stop-shop for health info.

Here’s the kicker—the Pixel Watch 3 is about to get a lifesaving feature. With FDA clearance in its back pocket, the Loss of Pulse Detection can spot when things go south and call for help. Because sometimes, your watch might just save your bacon.

Last but not least, Google’s teasing TxGemma, a new batch of open AI models for drug discovery. It’s like the Gemini AI’s cooler, more specialized cousin, and it’s coming soon to a lab near you. Just another day in Google’s quest to make healthcare tech less sci-fi and more ‘why wasn’t this a thing before?’