The Chirp Issue #17

Event Spotlight
Mental Health Awareness Month
May 2026
Vocal biomarkers can help you identify health concerns earlier from the comfort of your home or in the background of a clinical conversation.
Mental health signals are often missed, so in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Canary Speech has introduced a voice check-in designed to help you understand what your voice might be revealing.
Webinar Spotlight
Clinical Trust isn’t Given: How Ambient AI Earns its place in Care

Dr. David Rhew, Microsoft’s Global Chief Medical Officer, will join Canary’s CEO, Henry O’Connell, to discuss why clinicians don’t automatically trust the new tools available to them.
Join them on a LinkedIn Live event on Wednesday, May 20th 10am PDT where they’ll leave time for a Q&A.
Register now!
Together, they’ll discuss the role of real-time insights, the importance of interoperability across healthcare data, and how technologies like Microsoft Dragon Copilot and Canary Speech are working to support more proactive, informed care.
Featured Perspective
Vocal Biomarkers and Early Detection
A new article from Canary’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kang Hsu explores how vocal biomarkers are affecting preventive care by enabling fast, non-invasive screening for conditions like depression, anxiety, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and more.
The piece also looks ahead at how voice-enabled health monitoring is integrating into everyday devices and workflows, helping providers identify risks earlier and improve outcomes at scale.
Content Spotlight
Need a good read or listen? Catch up here.
- How AI Vocal Biomarkers are Turning Speech into a Vital Sign
- Canary Speech and Ermita Alzheimer’s Guatemala Group Collaborate to Advance Spanish Vocal Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Detection
- Canary Speech Introduces Free Voice-Based Check-In for Consumers to Help Identify Early Signs of Mental Health Decline
- 5 Ways Ambient Tech is Improving Health Workflows
- GlobalMed Announces Partnership With Canary Speech To Amplify Behavioral Health Diagnostic Power
- Canary Speech Enters Consumer Health Market Through Partnership with JubileeTV to Advance Proactive Caregiving at Home
- Podcast: AI is Reshaping Healthcare, and the Next Frontier May be the Human Voice






