In partnership with The Weather Channel, pollen and allergy-related mobile searches return information on local pollen levels and an offer to receive pollen count alerts. The post Google gives allergy sufferers a heads-up on pollen levels via mobile search appeared first on Search Engine Land
Google says it worked with a team of doctors, experts from Harvard Medical School and the Mayo Clinic to curate information. The post Paging Dr.
A search for “BMI calculator” delivers an interactive tool that helps users determine their body mass index. The post Google’s latest health tool: a BMI calculator now available directly in search appeared first on Search Engine Land
Google expands their medical conditions database and enables you to print out these conditions to give to your doctor.
Users will soon see deeper health information for more than 400 conditions. The post Google Introduces Rich Medical Content Into Knowledge Graph appeared first on Search Engine Land.
Google announced today it has launched a public fundraising campaign to help support nonprofits fighting to contain the ebola virus outbreak, and is offering to give $2 for every $1 donated. The site has also added ebola information to its knowledge graph
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 least, searching. When searching for illness-related symptoms, users would see a “Talk with a doctor now” link within the Google search card….
Building on their Knowledge Graph technology, Google search is rolling out nutrition information on more than 1,000 fruits, vegetables, meats and meals.
Searchers in need of medical information will begin seeing detailed information on medications as part of Google’s Knowledge Graph product. In today’s announcement, Google says it’ll source the data from sources like the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health,… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article
Roughly 100 million people in the US search for health information on a monthly basis, according to 2011 comScore data. Google has seen these queries up close and recently concluded that it doesn’t do a great job of servicing them