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  Google launches new healthcare-related features for Search, Android

  TechCrunch - Ivan Mehta

  Google on Tuesday announced new products and features aimed at healthcare use cases, including improved overviews in Google Search for health queries, medical records APIs, and new health-focused “open” AI models. In Search, Google says it’s using AI and ranking systems to expand “knowledge panel” …

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  Man survives with titanium heart for 100 days – a world first

  nature.com - Smriti Mallapaty

  The device, to be tested in more people, could be used as a temporary measure for those waiting for a donor organ. An Australian man in his forties …

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  Microsoft’s new Dragon Copilot is an AI assistant for healthcare

  The Verge - Wes Davis

  Dragon Copilot offers dictation and ambient listening for clinical settings. Microsoft has announced Microsoft Dragon Copilot, an AI system for healthcare that can, among other things, listen to and create notes based on clinical visits. The system combines voice-dictating and ambient listening tech …

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  I was sick for a week – here are six health changes my Apple Watch spotted

  techradar.com - By Stephen Warwick

  We all know that being sick feels dreadful, but have you ever wondered about the actual effect that sicknesses like colds and flu have on your body? …

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  Google Pixel Watch 3 can detect loss of pulse and call 911

  Mashable - Chase DiBenedetto

  U.S. Pixel Watch 3 users can enable potentially life-saving pulse detection. Google has secured FDA clearance for its first-to-market pulse detection feature intended to aid smartwatch wearers who may experience isolated medical emergencies. Powered by an AI-based algorithm and a device "multipath …

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  Study says hourly rise in screen time increases risk of myopic vision

  Digital Trends - By Nadeem Sarwar

  Late in 2024, a comprehensive study published in the British Journal of Opthalmology claimed that “the global prevalence of childhood myopia is …