Get the New Merck Manual App

I just downloaded the new Merck Manual app onto my Android Phone. As a mom, and also the child of aging parents, I research medical symptoms frequently. Just yesterday my adult son thought he was getting the flu and called me to ask if he needed a flu shot. (That’s not how it works, honey!)

I’m the family matriarch now–the one everyone comes to with their health concerns. I need accurate, free health information on the go. My cell phone is what I use for research like that a lot more than my laptop!

This is a sponsored post. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Where Can You Find Accurate Health Information?

If you rely on a Google search for medical information, you never know what you’ll get. You are very likely to find information of questionable accuracy. Top ranking sites want to sell you something or make ad income off your clicks. These days I see so much bad health data on the internet. When you search you are most likely going to see the site with the best SEO. What you want is the best data from actual health professionals.

The Merck Manuals have been a trusted source of medical information for over 100 years, and now the Merck Manual Consumer App provides 24/7 access to reliable medical info at no cost to consumers and professionals.

Where Can You Find Free Health Information?

Is this mole weird? I want to find out a little before I make an appointment with a dermatologist. If you’ve ever gone to a doctor’s appointment and been told that whatever weird thing about your body is totally normal, you know what I’m talking about. You wasted money to find out what you thought was deadly and horrible is a pimple.

Where Can You Find Health Information Away from Your Computer?

Most of our lives are on the go. Away for home, you still need access to a solid source of info. Now there’s an app for that in the form of the Merck Manual app for Consumers.

Download the Merck Manual app for Android and Apple devices

If you have an Android phone, get the Merck Manual app here for free.

If you have an Apple phone, get the Merck Manual app for iOS here for free.

Doctors are busy, so it’s a good idea to have health questions ready before your appointment. Use the Merck Manual App before an appointment to know what questions to ask your doctor. Feel more informed about your symptoms, treatments, or procedures.

Use the app as a caregiver. As our parents age, we are the ones helping with their care. Feel more informed and better advocate for older family when talking with their care providers.

The Merck Manual app allows you to search for information based on symptoms or about emergencies. And it has information about medications and first aid as well. It’s easy to use, as well. 

From the company:

“The Merck Manual Consumer App provides clear, practical explanations for thousands of medical disorders, giving consumers access to credible, easy to understand health information that’s been written, vetted and updated by more than 350 medical professionals. Whether traveling or in your own community, you and your families are guaranteed to find current medical information with this updated and upgraded app—even when you don’t have internet access.

We are proud to offer the app completely free of charge with no advertisements. We also do not ask you to register and do not use the app to collect any personal information. With the app, your Apple or Android device will contain not only every one of the thousands of topics posted here on The Manual’s website but all of our 800+ photos and illustrations, along with as many of our almost 200 animations and videos as you choose to download. In addition, when an internet connection is available, the new app provides online-only access to the other great features of our award-winning website, such as:

• Interactive health quizzes
• Drug and medicine information guide, including drug interactions, and a pill identifier
• Medical news and TV covering important health topics
• Editorials written by The Manual’s editorial board and expert authors.”

The Merck Manual’s worldwide effort seeks to make the best current medical information accessible to nearly 3 billion consumers and health care professionals by 2020. Versions of the app will be available in Spanish soon.

A shaky Wi-Fi signal or a lengthy registration form shouldn’t keep you from getting the crucial medical information you need to keep you and your family healthy. The Merck Manual Consumer App guarantees you’ll have reliable health knowledge the moment you need it—a trusted resource for a mobile world.