10 BEST HEALTH APPS USED FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES

Each and every human gets sick. But, sometimes it becomes very difficult to visit doctors or medical stores. Thus, few companies have created mobile apps so that you can get medical recommendations and can consult the doctors online by just tapping those apps. For that, you need smartphone or tablet and internet connectivity. Here, I will talk about such apps.

CareZone

CareZone is a completely new app. It saves and displays medication lists, dosages of medications, instructions of doctors etc. It has an in-built calendar which you can use to create schedules for medical purposes. This app is available without any cost.

Doctor on Demand

From the name you can understand that the app Doctor on Demand helps you to connect with the doctors online. For example, to get valuable suggestions you can connect with a doctor who is staying in a geographical location far from you.This app registers such doctors who are reputed and well-certified.

Epocrates

Epocrates has a lot of features to provide all-in-one services. It maintains a directory of doctors, drug prescription information, medicine identification, medical bulletins and various medical calculators like BMI and GFR. It also identifies harmful drugs and indicates the effects of strong drugs. This app is generally useful for medical professionals.

Figure 1- Medical Images

Figure 1 is an important app for doctors, nurses or medical professionals. It provides images of rare or critical diseases. This app also helps medical professionalsto connect with each other. Images and videos can be sent easily using this app.

GoodRX

GoodRX app is the platform to buy and sell the drugs. You can compare the prices and get discounts and new deals so that you can buy medicines within your budget. Apart from that, this app also shows what disease can be cured by each medicine.

Medical Terminology

From the name you can well understand that the app Medical Terminology helps you to learn various medical terms. This app can be used offline. It will show you various uncommon medical words and phrases. It has both free and paid versions.

mySugr

mySugr keeps track of your diabetes and maintains a log. It can track the results of both type one and type two diabetes. Its other features include analysis of diabetes levels and insulin calculator. But, the feature of scanning only works with iOS devices.

Read My QxMD

Read My QxMD shows medical-related news, details of the latest medical research, reviews, medical related literature etc. It also has documents of various medical journals. You can download PDF files to read news or literature later.

Weather Underground

Weather Underground shows you the condition of current weather, amount of pollutants and other matters related to weather because weather conditions have direct effects on your health. It has a pollen count,a particulate matter meter, and an ozone meter which help people with breathing problems or allergies to understand whether the atmospheric condition is suitable for them or not. A simple example- You can use this app when travelling on a road to find the intensity of the pollution.

WebMD

WebMD has various apps for medical purposes. But its main app provides all-in-one services. It saves and displays medicine information, patient information and other information about diseases and treatments.