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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.

Also: Early study data on Onduo's tech-driven diabetes management program; Northwell Health sending chatbot-based appointment reminders.

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.

Aflac Corporate Ventures led the round with participation from NMC, Nippon Life Insurance Company, Susquehanna International Group, Sojitz Corporation, Zuellig Pharma and Silicon Valley Bank. 

At the Connected Health Conference last week, Ada Health's Jeff Cutler shared some tenets of a good hospital-startup partnership.

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."

Healthcare chatbots can address some of the most pressing challenges for healthcare providers today. However, the benefits come with some downsides.