Yandex opens medical AI assistant to all Russian doctors
Yandex
Yandex opened beta access to its medical AI assistant (Yandex Med) to all practicing physicians in Russia, expanding beyond the previous partner-clinic-only pilot. The assistant transcribes doctor-patient dialogue into medical records, searches 1,000+ verified medical sources, and includes 20+ clinical calculators and severity scales (e.g. CURB-65). Pipeline uses a Classifier→Router→Reranker architecture for hallucination mitigation. Built on Yandex AI Studio, Yandex SpeechKit, and Yandex GPT. Available via web and Yandex Med Android app on RuStore; iOS version planned.
Why it matters
First Russia-wide rollout of a Russian-lab medical AI assistant to the full practicing-physician population, not just partner clinics. Builds on the August 4, 2026 spinoff of Yandex Med as a separate legal entity, signaling a dedicated healthcare-AI business line at Yandex.
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