Virtual consultations valuable to families living in remote areas or lacking paediatric specialists’ access – ET HealthWorld

Virtual consultations valuable to families living in remote areas or lacking paediatric specialists’ access – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: Dr Nihar Parekh, Lead Paediatrician, Second Opinion Online Consultation For Children (SOCC), interacted with ETHealthworld’s Prabhat Prakash on how technology is helping to bridge the gap in improving paediatric care regardless of geography. He also shares how early detection of ailments allows parents and doctors to provide needed care to children. Edited Excerpts: How … Read more

Online consultations still evolving, here’s what doctors say – ET HealthWorld

Online consultations still evolving, here’s what doctors say – ET HealthWorld

By Siddharth Mala New Delhi: Over the past few years, online doctor consultations have gained significant popularity in India. The advent of technology and increased internet penetration has made it more convenient for people to seek medical advice remotely. According to a study conducted by Lybrate last year, there was a substantial increase of 87 … Read more

Omicron spread and vaccine booster shot: Online doctor consultations up 54% – ET HealthWorld

omicron spread and vaccine booster shot online doctor consultations up 54

CHENNAI: As Covid-19 continues to surge in the country, Covid-related doctor consultations are seeing a massive jump of 50% more than the previous day. The daily consultations have gone up more than 2.5 times since January 1, according to healthcare app Practo insights. More than 50% of all doctor consultations are for GPs and pulmonologists … Read more

eSanjeevani telemedicine platform completes 1.2 crore consultations – ET HealthWorld

esanjeevani telemedicine platform completes 1 2 crore consultations

New Delhi: National Telemedicine Service eSanjeevani completed 1.2 crore (120 lakh) consultations by daily serving around 90,000 patients across the country. It became the largest telemedicine service in the country as people turned to online consultations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Andhra Pradesh (37,04,258), Karnataka (22,57,994), Tamil Nadu (15,62,156) are amongst the leading states to provide … Read more