Essential Medical Apps for Travel

1. HealthTAP.com and app for iOS and Android

HealthTap gives you answers and tips from 50,000 U.S. doctors. No waiting room. Free!
“HealthTap is the best and fastest way to quickly get great answers and very useful tips from reputable doctor anytime, anywhere. And astonishingly it’s all free!”
Read more about the HealthTap app and website:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/have-a-pressing-medical-question-theres-an-app-for-that/
http://www.informationweek.com/wireless/healthtap-lets-you-ask-the-doctor/d/d-id/1112044?

iOS, free: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/healthtap-free-doctor-answers/id466079030?mt=8
Android, free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.healthtap.userhtexpress&hl=en

b. Need to talk to Doctors? – Instant free doctor answers by HealthTap
The verbal (rather than typing) sister of HealthTap. Not available in the USA.

iOS, $.99: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talk-to-docs-instant-free/id710409268?mt=8
Android, $ .99: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.healthtap.talktodocs&hl=en

2. WebMD.com

First aid decision-making and health improvement by providing mobile access 24/7 to mobile-optimized health information and decision-support tools including WebMD’s Symptom Checker, Drugs & Treatments, First Aid Information and Local Health Listings. WebMD the App also gives you access to first aid information without having to be connected wirelessly – critical if you don’t have Internet access in the time of need.

iOS, free: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/webmd-trusted-health-wellness/id295076329?mt=8
Android, free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.webmd.android&hl=en

4. Ask A Doctor app

Instant answers from doctors, 24×7. “Ask a Doctor” app allows you to write your health query, attach a picture or your latest lab report and post to doctors across the world in just a few taps. Your answer arrives in minutes thanks to our 15,000+ strong doctor network spread across geographies and time zones.

iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ask-a-doctor/id652146988?mt=8
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hcmagic.askadoctor&hl=en

5. iTriage—https://www.itriagehealth.com/

A well-known and comprehensive program created by two ER doctors, iTriage gives a plethora of health care information. Users input symptoms and complaints to discover possible diagnoses

iOS, free: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/itriage-health-doctor-symptoms/id304696939?mt=8
Android, free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.healthagen.iTriage&hl=en

6. The Yellow Book (CDC)

One of the best medical apps for travel, this trusted travel medical resource is NOW AVAILABLE for purchase as an app for your Android or iOS mobile device! (Also see CDC’s Free Travel Well app.)

CDC 2018 – The Yellow Book for iOS | CDC 2018 – The Yellow Book for Android
You can also access the entire “2018 Yellow Book” Free Online:
Table of Contents | About the Yellow Book | Updates to the online Yellow Book

7. mPassport.com

mpassport.com is a mobile medical app for travelers sponsored by HTH Worldwide, one of our global insurance carriers that assists travelers in finding quality healthcare. It lists medical providers and pharmacies in several cities around the globe and lets you make appointments. The app lists equivalent medication brand names and translates important medical terms and phrases; you can also hear them spoken in the local language. It also lets you connect directly with some emergency services via the foreign equivalent of 911.

Many cities included: Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, Dublin, Florence, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Moscow, Paris, Prague, Rome, Vienna, Dubai, Cape Town, Nairobi, Buenos Aires, Lima, Mexico City, Quito, Bermuda, Nassau, Beijing, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo. Some are free; others cost 99 cents each.

iOS, free: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mpassport/id546101958?mt=8
Android, free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hthworldwide.mPassport&hl=en

8. CAN I EAT THIS, from the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Montezuma’s revenge, Delhi belly, or travelers’ diarrhea—whatever you call it, an illness from unclean food or water can ruin your international trip. Help prevent travelers’ diarrhea and other illnesses by using CDC’s Can I Eat This?. One of many great, simple medical apps for travelers.
• Authoritative recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Access recommendations offline (no data connection needed)

iOS, free: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cdc-can-i-eat-this/id858050933?mt=8
Android, free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.cdc.oid.ncezid.canieatthis&hl=en

9. ICE Standard with Smart911

Your phone is regarded as a backup location for all your emergency medical information, as in an accident it can provide health information for emergency personnel.

iOS, free: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ice-standard-smart911-official/id412786820?mt=8
Android, free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aboutthekids.icestandard&hl=en

10. TravelSmart App

Features:
– A comprehensive list of hospitals, with contact details, by country
– A hospital location facility, via GPS
– An easy to use medicine translator providing you and pharmacists with the local name of a drug. This function also includes international equivalents to the drug you are translating.
– A first aid dictionary providing a list of first aid terms in different languages.
– Other valuable emergency contact telephone numbers by country.

iOS, free: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/travelsmart/id598587147?mt=8
Android, free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aga.travelaid.us&hl=en

11. WikiHOW survival guide

Packed with more than 120,000 articles, the wikiHow app will surely have the answer you need.

iOS, free: https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id309209200?mt=8
Android, free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wikihow.wikihowapp&hl=en
online: http://apps.wikihow.com/survivalkit/#!/home/

12. Anti-mosquito repellent apps

They don’t work. Ultrasound mosquito repellents: Zapping the myth – BBC.com
or listen in at http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/qotw/show/20130125-1/

13. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED – But online-only (BOOKMARK on your phone)

AskTheDoctor.com online
AND A-Z Topics | Ask The Doctor
Browse through their index of trusted health and medical information

www.askthedoctor.com/topics-a-z.html

1. Medscape for WebMD

Medscape from WebMD (medscape.com) is the leading medical resource most used by physicians, medical students, nurses and other healthcare professionals for clinical information.
The Medscape app is the highest rated, fastest growing free mobile app for healthcare professionals with over 4 million registered users.

iOS, free: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/medscape/id321367289?mt=8
Android, free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.medscape.android&hl=en

2. Epocrates – http://www.epocrates.com/products

50% of doctors currently have this medical application downloaded on their Androids, iPhones, or iPads. Along with Medscape, the two most popular medical apps.

iOS, free: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/epocrates/id281935788?mt=8
Android, free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epocrates&hl=en

3. iTriage for iPhones and Android Smartphones

Created by two ER docs. iTriage helps you answer questions like: “What medical condition could I have?” and “Where should I go for treatment?” The app lets you find hospital, urgent care clinics, doctors and pharmacies close to your location, and includes maps and directions to facilities.

iOS, free: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/itriage-health-doctor-symptoms/id304696939?mt=8
Android, free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.healthagen.iTriage&hl=en

WebMD Allergy

Based on the allergies you have, the free WebMD Allergy app will help you prepare for each day with a personalized allergy and weather forecast along with doctor-approved tips that can be customized to your and your family’s specific allergies. You can also track how you feel, RECORD symptoms and treatments, and add notes through an easy to use allergy tracker.

iOS, free: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/webmd-allergy/id588509171?mt=8
Android, free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.webmd.allergy&hl=en