Google Now also wants to be your assistant for he alth problems
Search for disease symptoms on the Internet has never been a good idea. And there is no one like a doctor to create a correct diagnosis Something thatGoogle knows well after becoming the most used search engine, and with what it wants to remedy the queries of those users who are more hypochondriacs Thus, its mobile assistant Google Now has begun testing a feature capable of putting a user in contact with a doctor throughdirect video call after making an Internet query related to he alth
This is a pilot project, which is still in the testing phase initially in the United States In this way, only a few users are discovering the new card that Google Now offers when solving he alth questions on the Internet. A most curious characteristic that seeks to offer direct contact, through a video call, with a he alth expert in order to resolve the doubt in a more professional manner. But how would it work?
Apparently, and as reported by users who have had access to this function, all you need to do is perform a simple search on Google as “knee pain”. In this way the results are presented on the screen, surprising first of all a new type of card in the style of Google Now In it , with blue text as a link and a camera icon, reads the message: Talk to a doctor now
This would initiate a direct video call A service that, during this testing process would be completely free, although its aspiration is to be a paid service And its information button indicates that Google covers the costs of the video call during this trial period, with the understanding that this service could be contracted if it is finally implemented.
All of this is reminiscent of the project that Google already launched this year under the name of Helpouts A service to contact professionals from different fields to resolve any type of doubt, offer online services or contact different professionals. All this through Google Hangouts and its video calls In this way it would not only serve to give private distance classes , resolve legal questions or contact professionals in any field remotely, but also to offer medical contactjust by consulting questions about he alth on the Internet.
At the moment it seems to be a pilot project that is being tested in a small way in the United States, so we will have to wait to see if the video calls with doctors after searching for information is activated in other countries. Even more considering the differences in terms of medical services from one place to another. What is clear is the intention to take the Google Now assistant to new heights. As well as the issue of he alth, which seems to be gaining more relevance day by day, current technology being a good platform to provide solutions to the needs of all kinds of users.
