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Prachi Agarwal shares a guide to the new age trend of healthcare on the web

Prachi Agarwal shares a guide to the new age trend of healthcare on the web

Prachi Agarwal, founder of the online service Fitho Weight Management, shares a guide to the new age trend of healthcare on the web.
It began with e-tickets, then moved on to paying bills and managing bank accounts, and finally fashion. The new buzzword on the internet is healthcare. Prachi Agarwal, founder of the online service Fitho Weight Management, shares a guide to the new age trend of healthcare on the web.

What's good? You may procrastinate over making that trip to your doctor, but a service that's available on your phone or tablet on the touch of a button will keep you gripped even while you're on-the-go. Intuitive features are especially programmed to follow the same series of symptom checking and analysing that health experts follow to understand what the problem is. Each person has unique health needs, but once the problem is outlined, the cure is customised and relayed using interactive online tools like simulators and feedback forms that provide a personalised experience.

What's not? There are an abundance of fraudulent websites. The only way you can tell an original from a fake is by painstaking research and coss-questioning the experts before they recommend any treatment. Online healthcare won't work well for injuries which require immediate care and also may not make sense for persistent problems.

Quick Tip For weight management, one should log on twice a day, once before heading out to work and once again before bedtime.

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