Official Google for Health news and updates on how we’re progressing our mission to help billions of people be healthier.
Joined November 2019
- Tweets 1,713
- Following 75
- Followers 32,424
- Likes 689
495 Photos and videos
Published in @Nature: New research exploring how smartphones could help make heart health tracking more accessible. 🧵
1
6
1,579
Our passive heart rate monitoring system (PHRM) uses short facial videos captured by the front-facing camera during everyday smartphone use to estimate heart rate and resting heart rate.
1
1
9
1,451
Validated in both lab and real-world settings with diverse, consented research participants, the research shows how smartphone sensors could offer health insights in new ways.
Read more from @GoogleResearch: goo.gle/4uTAcrG
See the research: goo.gle/4u9XVCB
4
550
The Fitbit app is now the Google Health app & it’s available for all users!
The app brings together health data from wearable devices, Health Connect & Apple Health into one place.
Google Play Store ➡️ goo.gle/4nPwwV2
App Store ➡️ goo.gle/4nWFW19
Today, the Fitbit app is leveling up to become the new @GoogleHealth app. It combines the Fitbit features you know and love with new advanced capabilities and insights.
It’s compatible with Fitbit and Pixel Watch, and integrates with hundreds of your favorite apps and devices, like your meal tracker or Peloton.
ALT Four smartphones displaying different interfaces from the Google Health app, tracking various health and wellness metrics.
2
11
85
10,837
At #GoogleIO, we announced Gemini for Science, a collection of new experimental tools developed by @GoogleResearch, @GoogleLabs, @GoogleDeepMind & @GoogleCloud.
Learn more about how we’re supercharging scientific research: goo.gle/4umbHDd
1
5
17
1,211
Catch the latest updates in health at #GoogleIO. Tune in May 19 at 10 a.m. PT.
➡️ io.google/2026
Ready, set, #GoogleIO. 🏁
Tune in tomorrow to hear our latest company-wide product updates and AI breakthroughs across Search, @GeminiApp, @Antigravity, @GoogleAIStudio, @GoogleDeepMind and more.
4
29
2,547
This Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re focused on making it easier for people to find the help they need. Learn more about @Google’s recent mental health work, including updates to Gemini to help streamline the path to support for those who need it. goo.gle/49QlUzo
1
12
890
New from @GoogleDeepMind: Announcing AI co-clinician, a research initiative exploring the potential for real-time multimodal AI as an assistive component of the care team. goo.gle/4dgYW5E
11
116
521
34,764
For years, we’ve been working to bring the best of @Google to the world of health. With advances in AI, there’s even more opportunity to reimagine how we can improve the overall health experience. Today, we’re announcing what’s coming next. 🧵
2
12
92
3,858
Google Health Coach will be available in select regions to eligible Google Health Premium users starting May 19. Built with Gemini, the coach has new & improved features, including personalized fitness plans, sleep guidance, & 24/7 answers to your health and wellness questions.
2
3
10
887
Fitbit Air is our newest screenless wearable. Lightweight, effortless, and starting at just $99, the Fitbit Air is designed to unlock the full power of Google Health Coach.
Learn more: goo.gle/4d1o1RG
2
6
654
Gemma 4 models are sized to run efficiently & can be fine-tuned for state-of-the-art performance on specific tasks. We’ve already seen success with this approach, including our research with Yale University to discover new pathways for cancer therapy. goo.gle/4ereTs6
3
17
1,274
Last month, thousands of organizations joined @GoogleCloud at Next ’26 to explore what’s ahead for AI and cloud tech. In healthcare & life sciences, many are already putting AI to work. Explore the full list ⬇️
goo.gle/4ushaYL
2
5
634
How can we help scientists get better data out of their instruments?
Using @GoogleDeepMind AlphaEvolve, @GoogleResearch identified new ways to train DeepConsensus, improving DNA sequencing accuracy and output on PacBio instruments.
Read more: goo.gle/4w1Ho5Q
5
19
87
8,493
Google Cloud Next kicks off this week. Explore sessions bringing together healthcare and life science leaders to discuss real-world AI, health data, and digital transformation with @GoogleCloud. ⬇️ goo.gle/4u5rTIA
1
3
849
🚨Last Call: Applications close May 1 for the @Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science. The challenge provides catalytic funding & technical expertise to help researchers, nonprofits & social enterprises unlock Nobel-level breakthroughs. Learn more ➡️ g.co/impactchallenge/aisci
2
18
111
6,578
Every day, over a billion health questions are asked on @Google Search.
Now, those queries are becoming longer, more complex and nuanced. People are not only asking questions with text, but also using their voice, images, and even their camera.
3
13
74
4,647
At #TheCheckUp, Hema Budaraju, VP, Product Management, Google Search, shared how AI Mode & AI Overviews are making it easier to explore questions through a more conversational back-and-forth & find reliable information about health topics. goo.gle/4csea7o
4
3
10
2,174
In Japan, elderly care workers say documentation can take up to 20% of their time and drive turnover.
At #TheCheckUp, Joëlle Barral shared how Gemini is helping ease that burden.
Watch: goo.gle/4ckjJou
3
2
13
1,357