What is Google Health Labs

1. Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
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2. Tap your Profile or Initial 👁 and then
   Labs.
3. Find a lab you are interested in participatiling in and tap Get notified to show you are interested in joining a lab. Each lab within may have additional eligibility requirements. Select users who meet the requirements for the lab will be chosen to participate.
4. If you’re selected, tap Turn on.
5. Follow the in-app instructions and complete any consents to join the lab.
   • Participation in Labs is entirely optional. To join Labs, you must first allow your data to be used for research and development. You can change your mind and turn the Lab off at any time in your Lab’s settings.
   • If this setting is off, you can review the Data shared for health research and product development consent when you tap a lab.
   • Read the information and then tap Agree & Continue to turn on data sharing. Your choice to participate or decline will not affect your access to the rest of the app.
     
     For more information on this setting, refer to How is my data used.

Each lab within Google Health Labs may have additional eligibility requirements. To check if you’re eligible to try out any labs.

If you get a message that there are no labs available for you right now, check back later. New labs might become available in the future. For a list of the currently available labs, along with any eligibility requirements, refer to Active Labs.

All Google Health labs

To join any Google Health Labs, you must turn on the Data shared for health research and product development consent. If you agree, when you use Fitbit products and services, Fitbit and Google will collect your data. This data will be used to research and develop new health and wellness products and services or to support health research.

You may opt out of this consent at any time. For details, refer to How to leave Google Health Labs.

Individual labs

Google Health Labs is made up of individual labs. These labs may be powered by various technologies, such as large language models, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, which continuously evolve.

You need to opt-in to each lab separately, and some labs may require you to sign an additional consent. Some labs limit your ability to participate in other labs.

Before you join a lab, you’re given information on what data we collect and how we plan to use it. Lab-specific consents may describe additional data that might be collected and how data is used for research and development of products and services, that includes those powered by machine learning technologies. For details, refer to lab-specific consents in the Google Health app or the Active Labs section below.

You can opt out of individual labs at any time.

You can leave individual labs at any time:

1. Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
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2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
3. Tap Google Health settings 👁 and then
   Google Health Labs.
4. Select the lab and tap Turn off.
5. Confirm you want to Turn off the lab.

If you no longer want to share your Google Health data for research and development:

1. Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
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2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
3. Tap Google Health settings 👁 and then
   Manage data and privacy 👁 and then
   Data shared for research and development.
4. Read through the information in the app and then tap Turn off if you no longer want to share your data. If you turn off this feature, it won't delete any existing data.

If you decide you want to participate in Google Health Labs again, sign up in the Health tab 👁 Image
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Some labs are only available in certain locations and languages. These labs might have requirements such as an active Google Health Premium subscription, a minimum age, or other eligibility criteria. For details on individual labs, check the Active Labs section below.

If a lab is currently full, you might find a button to Join the waitlist. You need to wait until more spots open up before you can join the lab. For more information on waitlists, refer to Why does a lab have a waitlist.

Labs are experimental, which means they are available for a limited time and eligibility requirements might change.

The Lab has ended

If a lab comes to the end of its life cycle, it's removed from Google Health Labs and is no longer available to eligible Fitbit users.

Identifiable data you entered as part of a lab, such as feedback or survey responses (the “Lab Data”), is automatically deleted 6 months after the lab's end date. You may export or delete the Lab Data before that time. For more details, refer to How to manage my lab data.

Some labs work by analyzing your Google Health data from other features in the Fitbit service. Feature data analyzed by a lab but you did not directly enter into a lab, such as step count or sleep score, will not be deleted. It continues to be available in the Today page 👁 Image
in the Google Health app.

Some labs may become available again in the future as new capabilities are added. You may have the opportunity to continue your participation at that time.

Lab eligibility

If the eligibility requirements for a lab change or you no longer meet them, you can no longer participate in the lab you previously joined. The lab appears with a prompt to “regain access” in your Labs settings.

If you correct any eligibility requirements (such as resubscribing to Google Health Premium if required) within 30 days, the lab will become available in Google Health Labs. You can then resume using it.

We won't collect any new data during the 30-day period while the lab says “regain access,” but some processing may occur. If you correct any eligibility requirements within 30 days, we'll resume data collection as part of the lab. Otherwise, after this period, you need to sign up and consent to the lab again if there are openings.

Labs are open to a limited number of participants. If you're given an option to Join the waitlist, it means the lab is full. Join the waitlist to receive a notification when more spots open up. When you receive the notification that the lab is open, be sure to sign up for the lab through the "Labs" section in the Health tab 👁 Image
. The additional spots may be limited and you won’t be automatically added to the lab.

Export your lab data

To export identifiable Lab Data, follow the instructions in How do I export my Google Health data?

Delete your lab data

You may choose to delete identifiable data that you entered as part of a lab (for example, feedback or survey responses). This will delete the selected data type for all the labs you participated in.

1. Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
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2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
3. Tap Google Health settings.
4. In the “Your data in Google Health” section, tap Manage data and privacy 👁 and then
   Manage your data.
5. Swipe up to review the “Labs & Research” section.
6. Select a data type.
7. Confirm that you want to delete the data.

Your lab enrollment history (for example, a record of which labs you joined) will be retained unless you delete your Fitbit account and service. Fitbit may also retain lab data that doesn’t directly identify you as described in lab-specific consents. Refer to How is my data used.

The Hypertension Lab is a research study designed to help us learn how to use Pixel Watch data to identify early signs of Hypertension. The goal is to advance research that could one day help users take proactive steps toward better heart health.

This study will proceed in 2 parts:

1. We’ll recruit up to 10,000 eligible participants to wear their Google Pixel Watch 3 as they normally would for 180 days.
2. A subset of those participants will be asked to participate in an ABPM cuff study. We’ll mail out a blood pressure cuff, called an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) device, to wear for 24 hours. If a user is selected as a participant and agrees to participate, we’ll provide detailed instructions on how to use and return, and other study information.

No, the information from this study is for research purposes only and will not provide you with any medical advice, analysis, or feedback on your health. Always consult with a healthcare professional for any health concerns.

To be eligible, you need to:

• Be 22 years of age or older
• Live in the United States
• Use the Google Health app in English
• Have a Pixel Watch 3
  • Pixel Watch 1, Pixel Watch 2, and Pixel Watch 4 are not eligible
• Be able to fill in the questionnaire

• Pixel Watch Software Version: BP3A.250905.014 or later
  • Tip: To check, go to Settings 👁 and then
    About 👁 and then
    Versions 👁 and then
    Build number
• Google Health app on your Pixel Watch: Version 3.45 or later
• Google Health app: Version 4.55 or later

1. From the Google Health app's Health tab 👁 Image
   , find the "Google Health Labs" section.
2. Tap See all and check for an offer to enroll in the lab.
   • Tip: If there's no available offer, the Hypertension Study Lab is not yet available on your account.
3. Tap the lab and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on the feature.
   • If yes, tap the lab and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on the feature.
   • If not, the Hypertension Study lab is not yet available on your account.
4. Review, accept, and submit the lab-specific consent and questionnaire.

We’ll review your responses to check if you meet the study's criteria. We'll get in touch with you soon to let you know if you've been selected to participate.

Your data is used for research and development of Google products, and to advance research. This includes:

• Google Health data: Wearable data collected as part of this lab to explore correlations and validate machine learning algorithms. This data is not used to provide individual health insights or assessments within this lab.
• Survey responses: Survey responses are used for research purposes and to help us identify participants who meet our inclusion criteria.
• User profile: Information verifies participation for the research study.

Data is de-identified, but complete anonymity is not guaranteed. The handling, use, and sharing of all your study data are governed by the lab-specific research consent form.

Data is de-identified, but complete anonymity is not guaranteed.

Data collected during this research study is handled according to the security and privacy protocols outlined in the lab-specific research consent form. The handling, use, and sharing of all your study data, including health details you choose to share, such as survey responses, are governed by the lab-specific research consent form.

For comprehensive details on how your data will be used, stored, and protected in the Hypertension Study Lab, carefully review the lab-specific consent form that you accepted when you opted into the study. This consent form contains important information about:

• The types of data being collected, such as personal data, Google Health data, survey responses, user profile, and if invited, ambulatory blood pressure monitor (ABPM) data
• How this data will be used for research and development, including the training of AI models
• Data de-identification and potential data sharing
• Your rights and responsibilities as a participant in this research study

By reviewing the consent, you’ll gain a thorough understanding of how your information will be used to contribute to this important research on hypertension.

You might notice a slight, temporary change in your watch’s battery life, but it should still last for a full day on a single charge.

As a thank you, participants who are selected to participate in the ABPM cuff study and safely return it, will receive a $50 gift card.

Yes, you can choose to leave the study at any time.

To leave the Google Health Hypertension Study Lab:

1. Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
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2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
3. Tap Google Health settings 👁 and then
   Labs 👁 and then
   Hypertension Study Lab.
4. Tap Turn off.
5. Confirm that you want to exit the lab.

Important: Always consult your healthcare provider for medical decisions.

Our research team can answer any questions about this Lab.

Email: hypertension-study@google.com

Symptom checker is a new experimental capability in Labs for research-use only. When trying out this lab, users will be randomly assigned to a different set of instructions. It uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) to guide users through a series of symptom-related questions (depending on the instruction that is assigned) and provides the user with a set of possible associated reasons for symptoms.

The lab is not intended to:

• Diagnose
• Treat or cure
• Mitigate or prevent any disease or condition
• Be used as a substitute for professional medical advice
• Provide guidance to users to make specific changes to their medication or treatment plans

Always consult with a healthcare professional for any health concerns. Results may be inaccurate and should not be used to make decisions about your health.

IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT RELY ON THIS TOOL FOR URGENT HEALTH CONCERNS.

Before you start, you must:

• Use the Google Health app on an Android phone.
• Be an adult:
  • 18 or older in most US states
  • 19 or older in Nebraska & Alabama
  • 21 or older in Mississippi
• Be located in the US and use the Google Health app in English.
• Review and accept the lab-specific consent.
• Sign in to the Google Health app with a Google Account.

Additional eligibility criteria may be added or changed over time.

Opt in to the lab to start a conversation with symptom checker:

1. Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
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2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial 👁 and then
   Labs.
3. Tap the lab you want to join and follow the on-screen instructions. Note that some labs may show they are full and cannot be joined at this time.
4. Review and accept the lab-specific consent.
5. Answer the series of symptom questions (depending on the instruction assigned).
6. Read the final list of possible associated reasons for your symptoms presented as part of the research study. Remember, this list is for research purposes only, may be inaccurate, and is not a diagnosis or medical advice.
7. If you’ve already talked with a healthcare provider about the symptoms you provided, please tap I’ve seen a healthcare provider. Otherwise, tap I haven’t seen a healthcare provider yet. If you haven’t seen a healthcare provider yet, we’ll follow-up with you 2 weeks later to ask you for any updates from your healthcare provider.
8. Take the research survey to provide feedback on your experience with the experimental feature.
9. Start over to provide symptom checker with a different set of symptoms or exit the lab.

Symptom checker is designed as a research tool to help you explore and become more aware of potential reasons related to the symptoms you're experiencing or have experienced. You can use it when you notice new, changing, or chronic symptoms, and want to see a range of possibilities that might be associated with them.

Remember, this is for research purposes only and the results are not a diagnosis. Always consult a healthcare professional for any health concerns.

Your data is used for research and development to improve our large language models (LLM) to improve the underlying language models' technical performance. This includes:

• Symptoms: User-inputted symptoms help evaluate symptom checker's ability to ask relevant and investigative questions.
• Google Health Data: Wearable data is analyzed alongside user symptoms to explore correlations and validate machine learning algorithms. This data is not used to provide individual health insights or assessments within this lab.
• Survey Responses & AI Interactions: Feedback, questions, and healthcare provider notes help researchers understand user experience, utility, and the technical performance of the AI's responses within the research context
• User Profile: Information verifies participation for the research study.

Your data helps with research and development of Google products.

Data is de-identified, but complete anonymity is not guaranteed. The handling, use, and sharing of all your study data, including health details you choose to share, such as symptoms or diagnoses from your healthcare providers, are governed by the lab-specific research consent form.

Data collected during this research study is handled according to the security and privacy protocols outlined in the lab-specific research consent form.

For comprehensive details regarding how your data will be used, stored, and protected in the symptom checker study, please carefully review the lab-specific consent form that you accepted when you opted into the study. This consent form contains important information about:

• The types of data being collected, such as symptoms, Google Health data, survey responses, AI interactions, and user profile.
• How this data will be used for research and development, including the training of AI models.
• Data de-identification and potential data sharing.
• Your rights and responsibilities as a participant in this research study.

By reviewing the consent, you’ll gain a thorough understanding of how your information will be used to contribute to this important research on generative AI and symptom understanding.

After you answer all symptom-related questions and review the set of possible reasons for symptoms, you’ll have the opportunity to complete a brief survey to share your feedback. Your feedback will help us improve this feature.

To turn off Symptom checker:

1. Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
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2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
3. Tap Google Health settings 👁 and then
   Labs 👁 and then
   Symptom checker.
4. Tap Turn off.
5. Confirm that you want to turn off the Symptom checker.

If you want to participate again in the future, refer to How to get started with Symptom checker.

This lab is an experimental research tool using generative AI. It has significant limitations.

• Symptom checker uses generative AI, which may sometimes lead to incomplete, out-of-date, or clinically inaccurate or misleading information. It is not a source of verified medical information.
• Symptom checker lets you use open free-text to respond to symptom questions. However, diverging from the structured conversation or attempting to respond back with questions of your own may not result in a detailed response.
• Misinterpretation of your input and responses is a potential limitation of this tool. The tool is designed for exploring general symptom patterns. It is not equipped to interpret complex medical data, provide specialized advice, for instance on drug interactions, or respond appropriately to all types of user input, especially those related to severe distress or mental health crises.
• The information provided by the Google Health Symptom checker Lab is for research and informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or diagnosis. The LLM does not have medical expertise and cannot understand your full health context. Your healthcare practitioner is best equipped to provide personalized medical advice based on your complete medical history.

If you’re experiencing a medical emergency, contact emergency services. Do not rely on this tool.

Comparing the potential reasons for symptoms presented by the tool with what you actually experience or learn later (perhaps from a healthcare professional), we gather essential data This comparison helps us evaluate whether the patterns our experimental algorithms identify might correlate with real-world user experiences. This helps us understand potential usefulness or limitations of this type of informational approach within a research context.

Your feedback is crucial for evaluating and potentially improving this experimental technology. Remember, this feature is purely for research, is experimental, and explicitly does not provide a medical diagnosis, medical advice, or replace consultation with a healthcare professional. Your participation helps us learn and evaluate this technology responsibly.

There’s no compensation, monetary or otherwise, to participate in this study.

Our research lead, Nichole Young-Lin, MD can answer any questions about this Lab.

Mobile:

• 1-877-623-4997 (24 hours)

Email: gtrial@google.com

Always consult your healthcare provider for medical decisions. The responses and resulting set of responses for symptoms created in this study are not medical advice or diagnoses. Your healthcare practitioner is best equipped to provide personalized medical advice based on your complete medical history.

Medical record navigator is a research study that explores a new experimental capability for research-use only. It uses generative AI to extract data from user-provided lab reports such as PDFs and images. In this research study you can generate a personalized summary of the lab report. This report includes educational content relevant to the specific lab results and based on established authoritative sources for research purposes only.

The application may also provide wellness information and healthy lifestyle recommendations. The lab is not intended to:

• Diagnose.
• Treat or cure.
• Mitigate or prevent any disease or condition.
• Be used as a substitute for professional medical advice.
• Provide guidance to users to make specific changes to their medication or treatment plans.

Always consult with a healthcare professional for any health concerns. Results may be inaccurate and should not be used to make decisions about your health.

Before you start, you must:

• Use the Google Health app on an Android phone.
• Be an adult:
  • 18 or older in most US states
  • 19 or older in Nebraska & Alabama
  • 21 or older in Mississippi
• Be located in the US and use the Google Health app in English.
• Review and accept the lab-specific consent.
• Sign in to the Google Health app with a Google Account.
• Have access to a medical document that belongs to you and agree to upload this document to the Google Health App, only for the purposes of this study.
• Successfully completed our pre-screening survey.

There may be additional eligibility criteria that change over time.

Opt in to the lab to start a conversation with medical record navigator:

1. From the Health tab 👁 Image
   in the Google Health app, find the “Labs” section. Tap See all and check if you find an offer to enroll in the lab.
   • If yes, tap the lab and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on the feature.
   • If not, the medical record navigator lab is not yet available on your account or you do not meet the criteria. For example, if you are not in the US.
2. Review and accept the lab-specific consent.
3. Upload an image or take a photo of your lab document.
4. Wait for the summary to generate and read it.
5. Take the survey.
6. Ask follow-up questions related to the lab report or the generated summary.

Your data is used for research and development to improve how our large language models (LLM) can summarize medical records. Your de-identified data is also used to enhance medical information literacy. This includes:

• Medical Documents: Uploaded documents help evaluate medical record navigator’s ability to extract and summarize medical data, ensure accuracy and understand diverse document types.
• Google Health Data: Wearable data is analyzed alongside medical documents to explore correlations and validate machine learning algorithms.
• Survey Responses & AI Interactions: Feedback and questions help researchers understand user experience, utility, and AI's ability to answer medical queries.
• User Profile: Information verifies participation.

Your data helps us make improvements to our agents to summarize and describe medical information, contributing to product development.

Data is de-identified, but complete anonymity is not guaranteed. It may be shared internally, with research partners, and for AI training. Provided health record data is not HIPAA-protected.

All data from a lab report you upload is de-identified before it is used for research purposes.

For comprehensive details regarding how your data will be used, stored, and protected in the Medical Record Navigator study, please carefully review the lab-specific consent form that you accepted when you opted into the study. This consent form contains important information about:

• The types of data being collected (medical documents, Google Health data, survey responses, AI interactions, user profile).
• How this data will be used for research and development, including the training of AI models.
• Information about data de-identification and potential data sharing.
• Your rights and responsibilities as a participant in this research study.

By reviewing the consent, you will gain a thorough understanding of how your information will be used to contribute to this important research on generative AI and medical record understanding.

After you upload a document and review the generated summary, you will have the opportunity to complete a brief survey to share your feedback. Afterwards, you can ask questions, and provide feedback on the generated responses by using the Thumbs up 👁 Image
and Thumbs down 👁 Image
icons on each response. Your feedback will help us improve this feature.

While the medical record navigator is a helpful experimental research tool to learn more about your medical documents, keep in mind that:

• Medical record navigator uses generative AI, which may sometimes lead to incomplete, out-of-date or clinically inaccurate or misleading information. Only lab documents are supported and among these documents, blood labs work best.
• Not all follow-up questions are supported. Only questions about your lab documents will result in a detailed response.
• Misinterpretation of abbreviations, missing context (like provider notes), and the need for professional interpretation of ranges are all potential limitations of this tool. The information provided by the Google Health Medical Record Navigator Lab is for research and informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or diagnosis. Your healthcare practitioner is best equipped to provide personalized medical advice based on your complete medical history.

To turn off Medical record navigator:

1. Open the Google Health app 👁 Image
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2. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
3. Tap Google Health settings 👁 and then
   Labs 👁 and then
   Medical record navigator.
4. Tap Turn off.
5. Confirm that you want to turn off the medical record navigator.

The lab is designed to process medical laboratory reports. Blood work results yield the best result. Please ensure that the document you upload is a standard laboratory report. Documents outside of this format may result in errors as our system is designed to specifically interpret and summarize lab data

There are also certain factors that can impact its ability to extract information accurately. To ensure optimal performance, please verify that your lab document meets these criteria:

• The document is seven pages or less.
• The document is clear and fully within the frame when uploaded.

If your document meets these requirements and you still experience errors, it may indicate compatibility issues with the specific document type or size. In such cases, we recommend you to upload a different laboratory report.

As this lab is currently an experimental capability, the generated summary may contain inaccuracies or discrepancies compared to your original lab document. It's important to understand that AI models can sometimes produce outputs that are not entirely accurate.

Therefore, we strongly advise you to always refer back to your original lab document as the definitive source of information. Please do not make any medical decisions based solely on the generated summary.

We highly value your feedback as it helps us improve the medical record navigator. If you encounter any instances where the summary differs from your document, please share your experience through the provided survey. Your insights are essential to refine our system and improve its accuracy.

There is no compensation, monetary or otherwise, to participate in this study.

Our research lead, Anthony Z. Faranesh, PhD, can answer any questions about this Lab.

Mobile:

• 1 415-610-4848 Mondays to Fridays (9:00–5:00 PM Pacific TIme)
• 1-877-623-4997 (24 hours)

Email: gtrial@google.com

Always consult your healthcare provider for medical decisions. The summaries and responses created in this study are not medical advice. Your healthcare practitioner is best equipped to provide personalized medical advice based on your complete medical history.