Google will automatically delete location history when users visit sensitive places like abortion clinics, according to a blog posted last week.
In the post, the tech giant said the location history setting on Google accounts is off by default, and users who turn it on can remove data at any time. The new protections will delete entries from places like counseling centers, domestic violence...
After months of rumors, Google announced its own smartwatch, called the Pixel Watch, will be coming this fall.
Although the tech giant has supported smartwatches through its wearable operating system and completed its acquisition of Fitbit last year, this is Google's first branded smartwatch. The Pixel Watch will have a circular, domed design made with recycled stainless steel and customizable...
Google announced a number of health product updates Thursday, including new search functionality for finding provider appointments, ongoing work on using Fitbit to detect atrial fibrillation, and research using smartphones and artificial intelligence to conduct obstetric ultrasounds.
"The pandemic has really strengthened our resolve as a company that we could and should apply our technologies to...
Google is continuing its work in the EHR space, with a new AI-backed tool called Conditions, aimed at giving doctors a holistic view of a patient. The new feature will be part of Google's clinician-facing search tool that helps organize patients' medical records, Care Studio, its VP Paul Muret announced at ViVE this week.
Muret explained that Care Studio's original feature is useful for...
Google’s healthcare business looks a lot different at the end of 2021 compared with the beginning of the year.
The tech giant overhauled its strategy this year, eventually dismantling its health division. However, it still released a variety of tools for both consumers and clinicians, with a particular focus on healthcare accessibility and managing COVID-19 as the pandemic moved into its second...
Google is looking to help users navigate the insurance coverage space with a new tool that helps people check if a provider is in-network.
Users will be able to look up a specific provider and see what insurance networks they take. Google is also letting Medicare members use a filter on their mobile phones in order to find providers in their area that accept their insurance.
“By providing timely...
Google is working on its own smartwatch, internally code-named “Rohan,” that it plans to launch in 2022, according to reporting by Insider.
The wearable will include health and fitness metrics like heart-rate monitoring and step counting. According to renderings viewed by Insider and Google employees who had seen the device, the watch is round with no physical bezel.
A smartwatch codenamed “...
Google is continuing its work in the disability space by revealing a new tool aimed at helping individuals with speech impairments communicate. Called Project Relate, the app was designed to help folks communicate more easily through text and a synthetic vocal assistant.
Users are able tap into the technology to get a transcription of their speech to text in real-time. This can then be used to...
Google Care Studio has unveiled a new mobile version of its clinician-facing search tool that helps organize patients' medical records. The company pitches this new modality as a way for doctors to check in on a patient or access patient information on the go.
“I'm really excited because one of the big challenges that we see in the healthcare space for providers is context switching. There's so...
Onduo, a digital health tool from Alphabet’s life science subsidiary Verily, announced it will be offering Fitbit devices and Fitbit Premium with its chronic disease management platform.
Employees who use the Onduo program through their employer will be able to receive a Fitbit Inspire 2 as well as access to Fitbit Premium, which offers more health insight data, guided workouts and health and...
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