Microsoft to acquire search start-up Medstory
Medstory, which is based in Foster City, Calif., operates a search engine–currently in beta–that is geared toward the needs of consumers and health professionals who are looking for information on medical topics. Search results are divided into categories of information relevant to the query: for example, results can be narrowed into clinical studies, procedures, personal health information, conditions and substances.
We recently posted about another new (in beta) health search and information site named, Revolution Health. It’s being led by AOL founder, Steve Case.
Search results from Revolution come from their own web crawl as well as the Kosmix specialty search engine.