It’s time to end the DIY diagnosis era.
In her latest Forbes piece, Francesca (Check) Warner shows how new healthtech startups are giving people clear, trustworthy tools to manage their health.
Meet the startups making it happen:
🔍 Making health info understandable
• CardMedic: Translates medical jargon into clear, patient-friendly language.
🧠 Personalised, preventative care
• Sava (⭐) & Unravel Health: Predictive insights from continuous tracking.
• Neko Health: Body scans + real-time monitoring.
• ZOE: Gut health and nutrition tailored to your biology through an at-home testing.
🤖 AI companions for smarter wellness
• Ada Health, olivia health, Docus: Virtual assistants that learn from you to deliver timely, personalised advice.
🧘 Faster access to care
• Flok Health: Same-day physio for back pain.
• Heidi Health: AI transcription to save GP time and reduce admin.
🚫 Fighting misinformation
• MISSCI: AI model to detect misuse of scientific evidence online, created in collaboration between IBM Research, Technische Universität Darmstadt, and MBZUAI (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence).
From self-diagnosis spirals to smart, supportive tools, this shift is long overdue.
📲 Worth the read: “The Tech Startups Ending the Era of DIY Diagnosis” - https://lnkd.in/etj6vA8M
