Google: Health
Google gives allergy sufferers a heads-up on pollen levels via mobile search
In partnership with The Weather Channel, pollen and allergy-related mobile searches return information on local pollen levels and an offer to...
Paging Dr. Google: Google rolls out symptom-related direct answers on mobile
Google says it worked with a team of doctors, experts from Harvard Medical School and the Mayo Clinic to curate...
Google’s latest health tool: a BMI calculator now available directly in search
A search for "BMI calculator" delivers an interactive tool that helps users determine their body mass index....
Google To Double The Number Of Health Conditions In Search Results
Google expands their medical conditions database and enables you to print out these conditions to give to your...
Google Introduces Rich Medical Content Into Knowledge Graph
Users will soon see deeper health information for more than 400...
Google Puts Custom Ebola Info Box At Top Of Search Results & Offers To Match Donations To Help Fight Deadly Outbreak
Google announced today it has launched a public fundraising campaign to help support nonprofits fighting to contain the ebola virus outbreak,...
New Google Feature Would Offer Video Chats With Doctors
According to a report from Engadget.com, Google is trying out a new way to help users diagnose whatever ailments they may be suffering, or, at...
Google Search Rolling Out Nutrition Information On More Than 1,000 Foods
Building on their Knowledge Graph technology, Google search is rolling out nutrition information on more than 1,000 fruits, vegetables, meats...
Google Adds Medications To Its Knowledge Graph
Searchers in need of medical information will begin seeing detailed information on medications as part of Google’s Knowledge Graph...
Where’s It Hurt? After You Search For A Symptom, New Google Health Search Results Suggest Causes
Roughly 100 million people in the US search for health information on a monthly basis, according to 2011 comScore data. Google has seen these...
Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says
Several members of Congress continued to express reservations about Google’s new privacy policy after a closed-door meeting on Thursday,...
Google Health To Be Shuttered On January 1, 2012
Google Health, the company’s attempt to improve health care by letting consumers move medical data online and control who can access it,...
Google Adds Emergency Help To Search Results In 13 Countries
Expanding on something it’s been doing in the U.S. since last year, Google is now showing emergency information at the top of the search...
Google Translate Adds Latin, Google Renews Flu Search, & Adds Languages To Video Alerts
Google announced a few new small features added recently. (1) Google Translate added Latin as a new language. Google said, “although...
Google Health Redesign Focuses On Wellness Tracking & Data
Google announced they have redesigned Google Health. The redesign primarily focuses on providing the user with access to wellness information....
Doctors Warn Against Relying Too Much On Google
Chances are good that you’ve searched for health-related information via Google, Yahoo, Bing, or some of the other health-specific...
Google Adds New Health-Search Feature For Medications
Last year Google began integrating structured health-related content at the top of search results (“Health OneBox“). Here’s...
Bing, Google Offering Dueling “Health Maps”
Microsoft and Google both have ambitious electronic health records initiatives. But today both introduced “health maps” that enable...
Google Trying To Help Suicidal Searchers
In response to a mom’s suggestion, Google has tweaked its search results to offer help for searchers in dire circumstances. Do a search...
Google Flu Shot Locator Shows Where To Get Vaccines Near You!
Looking for where to get a seasonal flu shot or that hard-to-find vaccine against H1N1 swine flu? Google has a new flu shot locator that can...
