Health apps missing the mark: Few target India’s heart disease challenge

Smartphones are changing the way people manage their health—but when it comes to heart disease in India, app stores are lagging far behind. Despite heart disease being the country’s leading cause of death, accounting for more than 28% of all fatalities, a new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research shows that only a tiny fraction of more than 200,000 health-related apps available in India actually addresses this urgent health issue.

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