Test Drive Google Health

Posted on May 29, 2006

There have been rumors about a Google Health site for the last several weeks. A ZDNet article describes a test drive of the upcoming Google Health service.

The results page gives users the option to narrow down or filter to produce desired results. For example, I searched for migraine and it let me choose from various options including: treatment, research papers, symptoms, news and alternative medicine. Clicking on "From medical establishment" gives even more options.
Basically, Google Health is what I expected -- an enhanced way to search for health related material. Lots of people were hoping for a more feature-rich product (including myself) but that's not usually how Google operates. They like to see and hear what people want before they spend time developing what they think people want -- this is how they get things done so quickly.

The ZDNet post also compares the Google Health test drive to Kosmix, which offers a search vertical for health content. The health site sounds similar in style to the Google Finance site that debuted in March. They seem to be launching a series of portals similar to what you might find on Yahoo or MSN. When will the Google Sports site debut?