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The JAMA study also found that patients employing Buoy Health's tool reduced the level of urgency they originally associated with their condition. 

The company's US lead said that two "very large" strategic partners have already been secured, with hopes to lock down as many as five by next year.

Ada Health Chief Commercial Officer Jeff Cutler says the company's chatbot came about because 80% of people search for health online but many lack provider access.

The chatbot will be compatible with the company's wearable.

The new money will help the company expand to the US and cater to more conditions. 

Journalist James Vlahos, contributor to Wired and other magazines, describes how Dadbot turned an oral history recorded with his terminally ill father into a conversational chatbot offering a sort of "digital afterlife."

Chatbots, symptom checkers and other AI healthcare guidance services should take a page from Amazon and others on to engage users, experts say.

Babylon by Telus Health will allow patients in the province to input their symptoms and conduct live video visits with accredited physicians.

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The new chatbot, called Roo, was designed to help teen girls between the ages of 13 to 17.