Google Search introduces health cards for India with support for 400 diseases

Google Search introduces health cards for India with support for 400 diseases

Google India in partnership with Apollo Hospitals announced a new feature that shows disease information in a card-like format

Google India in partnership with Apollo Hospitals today announced a new feature on search that shows disease information in a card-like format right on top of results.

The cards will appear on mobile and desktop search and Google has worked with Apollo to curate and create the content. The feature, which has been live in the US for the past year, was launched in Brazil two weeks back. India is the third country to get it.

Google says the India content has data for over 400 diseases and the company plans to expand the database. For instance, when a user types Dengue or Malaria, the information card appears right on top with an illustration, the symptoms, possible treatments, even data on which age groups are more susceptible. Users can also save the information into a PDF file and email it to family and friends. The content will displayed in Hindi or English, depending on the users’ settings.

"For a lot of users, it is difficult to trust some of the information that is available on the web on medical issues. The other problem with medical results is whether the information is based on actual science data or is it coming from a blog, which might not always be accurate. Our aim is to provide a framework for users so that they can find the right information on medical conditions,” said Prem Ramaswami, Google Search Product Manager.