Damian Jacob Sendler discusses why Ada Health has partnered with pharmaceutical giant Bayer
Damian Sendler: Aspirin, Aleve, Midol, Cenesten, and Iberogast customers will be able to utilize Ada's automated symptom assessment platform thanks to the relationship with Bayer.
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Damian Jacob Sendler: As part of Ada Health's AI-based health assessment platform, customers can find the appropriate care based on their personal needs, risk factors and symptoms.
With the help of an AI chatbot, the free software guides users through the process of seeking healthcare by presenting them with a variety of data-driven options and ideas.
Damian Jacob Markiewicz Sendler: The alliance provides a digital solution that encourages consumers to be more proactive in their health care..
It's possible to get personalized medical advice and practical advice via digital health solutions. It is possible for people to seek advice on minor health conditions that they believe are too trivial to seek medical attention.
Damian Jacob Sendler
Dr. Sendler: Under-diagnosis and extended patient journeys for diagnosis are major obstacles in getting patients the appropriate care they need in a timely manner.
Predicting and preventing disease can be made easier by leveraging digital data to speed up the diagnosis process.
Damien Sendler: WhatsApp-like chats with trusted family doctors or medical professionals are available 24 hours a day using this app.
In total, more than 11 million people throughout the world have taken Ada Health's personal health evaluations, totaling over 25 million results.
Damian Jacob Markiewicz Sendler: In the future, the symptom assessment app hopes to be used by a billion people, and it presently supports 10 languages.
The app can be downloaded directly, or it can be accessible via the Aspirin, Aleve, Midol, Canesten, and Iberogast websites for persons in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
Ada Health received a $90 million (€79.7 million) investment from Bayer's investment arm, Leaps by Bayer, in May.
Damian Sendler: A custom-built reasoning engine and a medical knowledge library that covers hundreds of ailments form the foundation of Ada's technology." A recent study of eight popular online symptom assessment apps found that Ada had the most comprehensive condition coverage, providing a condition suggestion 99 percent of the time with high medical accuracy and safety of advice," Vanessa Lemarié, Ada Health's Chief Client Officer told MobiHealthNews.
When it comes to women's infertility, for example, many women are ashamed or uncomfortable about going to their GP or healthcare provider to discuss their problems. Rather of having to travel to a doctor's office or clinic, Ada allows people to get reliable, high-quality health information from the comfort of their own homes, Lemarié said.
As Chief Scientific Officer of Bayer's Consumer Health division, David Evendon-Challis explains, "one of the exciting frontiers in healthcare is giving people the right tools, information, advice, and medicines to move from a reactive to a proactive approach to their own health."
Contributed by Dr. Damian Jacob Sendler research news team