A Medical Knowledge Hub for Doctors and Health Care Professionals

Wearable health technology has boomed in the healthcare market due to the increasing demand for consumers to monitor their well-being. The advancement of wearable devices and growing awareness in consumers to take control of their own health has influenced the medical industry to develop more and more wearable health technologies. Some of these include wearable fitness trackers, smart health watches, wearable ECG and blood pressure monitors, biosensor patches, etc. However, t

Health-care professionals are at the highest risk of violence at their workplace among all professionals. Non-physical violence plays a pivotal role in medical-related professional job satisfaction and mental health. Verbal violence is the most common form of violence experienced by doctors. Objective: Determining workplace violence and psychological stress amongst the doctors A total of 100 physicians participated in the survey—Anaesthesiologist (49%), Gynaecologist & Obstet

In 2011, it is estimated that there were 78,000 deaths due to rotavirus associated AGE in India, with the majority (75.6%, 59,000) in the first 2 years of life. Between 2000-2018, fortunately, there has been a steady decline in deaths where diarrhoea deaths fell by 69.7%. Objective: Determining drug prescribing patterns for infectious gastroenteritis A total of 102 physicians participated in the survey — General Practitioners (77%), General Surgeons (14%), Internists (7%), an

According to WHO, about 22% of mothers in India suffer from PPD. The birth of a child is expected to be a happy moment in a woman’s life. However, the transition to motherhood demands adjustments and adaptation to one’s own as well as the child’s needs. The process of adjustment can lead to psychological disorders and the risk can be higher during the postpartum period in a woman’s life. Most mothers may be unwilling to reveal what they are going through due to embarrassment

In the year 2000, the Government of India recognized the use of telemedicine as a healthcare delivery tool. Following which the Government has been taking steps on developing telemedicine infrastructures throughout the country. According to a Mckinsey report titled “Digital India: Technology to transform a connected nation”, telemedicine can save $4-5 billion every year and also substitute around half of the outpatient consultations in India. The concept of telemedicine helps

Urinary tract infection is a common infection and its prevalence is seen more in women than men. Almost 50 to 80% of women develop UTI at least once in their lifetime. Urine culture and its sensitivity testing are considered the standard diagnostic tool for UTI. The emergence of antibiotic resistance makes it a huge challenge to select the right antimicrobial treatment for UTI that would serve as the best therapeutic agent to treat patients effectively. We conducted an in-app

9,88,922 allopathic doctors are registered with the MCI. In the spectrum of healthcare, physicians play a crucial role. Despite the presence of many other clinicians, doctors remain an indispensable source for the delivery of care. How do these physicians feel about their profession? What are their work patterns and attitudes toward healthcare? To find out the perception of doctors on the WhiteCoats app about their profession, we conducted a survey that questioned them on the