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How to deal with COVID-related skin issues

Mosquito bites are always annoying but in some cases, they may also spread disease. Learn more about the 6 most common mosquito diseases and how to protect yourself.

The 6 most common mosquito-borne diseases

 Heatwaves put extra pressure on our bodies. If you have a heart condition, it’s important to take extra care of your ticker during hot weather. Find out how.

Females are far more likely to get migraines than males. Let’s learn more about why this may be and how to manage your symptoms.

If symptoms of COVID-19 linger up to 3 months after your infection, you may have long COVID. Here’s what we know.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Growing awareness reduces stigma, opens up conversation, and leads to better outcomes. So how can you take better care of your mental health?

Sexually transmitted diseases are common, so it’s important to recognize the symptoms, get tested regularly, and, most of all, practice safe sex.

How to prevent sexually transmitted diseases

Endometriosis is thought to affect roughly 10% of women and girls of reproductive age. But the real number may be much higher. How much do you know about endometriosis?

Endometriosis Awareness Month 2024: What is endometriosis?

There’s no surefire way to prevent cancer. However, some simple lifestyle choices can reduce your likelihood of getting certain kinds of cancers.

There are over 6,000 known rare diseases. While they’re rare, they're widespread and affect around 1 in 10 people in the US. Let’s learn a little more about rare diseases.

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 was first identified in November 2021. It quickly became the most common strain worldwide. Do you know the symptoms? 

Sweating is our body’s natural method of cooling us down. But if you wake up drenched in sweat, it could be a sign of something else. Let’s explore. 

Psoriasis is an uncomfortable condition that causes scaly patches on your skin. With the right care and nourishment, you can soothe symptoms and enjoy the feeling of healthy skin. 

Most of us abandon our resolutions in the first few weeks of a new year. In 2024, forget the overnight transformation and commit to creating healthy habits instead. 

People who experience Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can dread the onset of winter. How can you combat an extreme case of the winter blues?

Concerned about getting Lyme disease? This quick guide will teach you how to recognize symptoms (and to avoid it in the first place).

Heat waves are becoming more common and widespread. So no matter where you live, it’s important to know how to stay cool. 

Why is BMI useful, what are its limitations, and what can you do to improve yours? Let's find out. 

Let’s look at some of the most common types of headaches, which part of the head they affect, and what they might mean.

Your experience with mental health can depend on your genetics, life experiences, socioeconomic status, gender, and more. 

Dr. Cesare Paolino

As you get ready to welcome a new person into the world, your body will undergo big changes, both visible and invisible. 

Dr. Nisha Kini

By following some simple sleep hygiene principles, you can fall asleep more easily at the end of the day and wake up refreshed.

Dr. Shubhanan Upadhyay

It’s the physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long-term workplace stress, and it’s really common.

The new version of Ada’s app brings the latest clinical knowledge, a redesigned assessment report, and paves the way for AI-driven features.

Ada Health Introduces Updated Health Assessment and Retires Select Features

Explore the conversations that Ada experts had at the HealthTechX conference.

Discover some Ada experts' recent activities and takeaways from conversations with our business, healthcare, and research community peers.

Learn how receiving a Class IIa medical device certification impacts Ada app availability in some countries.

How to keep taking care of yourself after the Ada app is removed in some countries

Classification of Ada Assess as a Class IIa medical device confirms Ada's adherence to healthcare's highest standards.

Building trust in product safety - achieving EU-MDR certification

How can we speed up the adoption of AI solutions? Let’s look at some of the challenges we face and how we can overcome them.

Putting AI to work: How can we overcome barriers to AI adoption in healthcare?

From the beginning, we’ve been combining global medical knowledge with a unique AI approach to improve health outcomes.

The People Behind the Products: Dr. Claire Novorol and Ada Health

It could signal a watershed moment for the field: acceptance of clinical AI research as part of 'mainstream' clinical research.

What do the new CONSORT and SPIRIT guidelines mean for health AI?

Developing a standardized benchmark to measure the effectiveness of AI symptom assessments is a tough nut to crack.

Progress towards an MVP to globally benchmark AI symptom assessments

Our clinical experts, Shubs and Adel, discuss how working with AI is affecting their practice as primary care doctors.

How primary care doctors are working with AI

Our new employee Elba talks about her friendly colleagues, her incredible desk view, and why health shouldn’t be a luxury.

Meet Elba, our Spanish language copywriter

Our new colleague Gobie talks about his work motivations, first day butterflies, and how to adjust to a new company environment.

Meet Gobie, our new User Interface Engineer

Statistics are powerful, but such staggering numbers can make it easy to forget they are made up of individual lives.

The stories behind our Global Health Initiative

Thousands of people move to Berlin each year, attracted to its history, culture and opportunity in Germany’s growing tech scene.

Ada is a global health company founded by doctors, scientists, and industry pioneers to create new possibilities for personal health. Ada’s core system connects medical knowledge with intelligent technology to help all people actively manage their health and medical professionals to deliver effective care. Ada is proud to collaborate with leading health systems and global non-profit organizations to carry out this vision.

Ada is a global health company founded by doctors, scientists, and industry pioneers to create new possibilities for personal health.

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