Bing Health (previously Live Search Health) was a search engine specifically for health-related information through a variety of trusted and credible sources, including Medstory, Mayo Clinic, National Institutes of Health's MedlinePlus, as well as from Wikipedia. It was discontinued as a standalone project in July 2015 and it was integrated into a more integrated experience within Microsoft’s broader AI and search ecosystem.Microsoft Support: "Search results from scientific research on Bing". Retrieved 08 August 2025
History Bing Health came about as a result of the Microsoft's acquisition of Medstory in February 2007, gaining a foothold in the health search and health information market.Microsoft Press Release: Microsoft Demonstrates Further Commitment to Healthcare Market With Planned Acquisition of Web Search Company on 2007-02-26 It was released for beta testing on October 8, 2007 as Live Search Health and served as the front-end to Microsoft HealthVault Search. Search results in Live Search Health were presented in a three-column layout with health-related articles from the trusted sources in the left, web search results in the middle, and sponsored results on the right. The topic dashboard also displays relevant topics, and allow users to add the search results to their scrapbook in Microsoft HealthVault Account. One particular feature for Live Search Health is that all health search queries and responses were encrypted to provide a measure of privacy and security when dealing with health issues.
However, on June 3, 2009, the Live Search Health front-end became fully integrated into Bing search results, accessible only via the "Explorer pane" on the left when the contextual search engine detects a health-related search query entered.
As of 2026, responses to many health-related queries on Microsoft platforms are generated and delivered through Microsoft Copilot, an AI-powered assistant that provides summarized information from multiple sources. Copilot
On January 10, 2010, Bing Health search results got an upgrade. Typing in a specific illness will now highlight important information such as related conditions, and common medications to reduce symptoms. In addition reference materials and documentation about the disease and its history was shown.Bringing Knowledge into Health Search
Bing Health was only available in the United States.
See also Bing Microsoft HealthVault Windows Live
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