Google's Health Card

For health-related searches in India, Google will now present results for over 400 diseases in an easy-to-read graphic or “card”. Running a Google search for a disease will now return the usual results along with a panel, which Google calls “card”.

• India is the third country to get this feature after the US and Brazil.

About the Health Card:

• Health cards were rolled out in the US last year and in Brazil two weeks ago.
• It carries an illustration, major symptoms, need for lab tests for diagnosis, most commonly affected age groups and indicates whether a disease is contagious, among other kinds of information.
• In India, the cards are available in Hindi and English.
• Google has worked with AIIMS, Apollo hospitals and Columbia Asia hospitals for this feature in India.
• Globally, according to Google, one in 20 searches on its platform are related to health.