RB Steps Up Investment In AI Symptom Checker

Reckitt Benckiser is taking a larger slice of AI-powered symptom checker Your.MD as it invests in the future of digitally-enabled self-care globally.

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Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC sees the future in digitally-enabled self-care and is betting on a symptom checker and health tracking app developed by London-based Your.MD.

The consumer health and hygiene manufacturer has invested a further $30m in Your.MD and its Healthily app after first taking...

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