# PathLight: Pediatric Health

> Pediatric health research for families navigating chronic illness. 9 languages.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.beejcare.pathlight2](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.beejcare.pathlight2)

## Overview

- **ID:** `org.beejcare.pathlight2`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Beej Care Foundation
- **Category:** MEDICAL
- **Downloads:** 6
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-07
- **First published:** 2026-06-06
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 66 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-11-02
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.beejcare.pathlight2)
- **Website:** [https://beejcare.org](https://beejcare.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://beejcare.org/privacy.html](https://beejcare.org/privacy.html)

## Description

PathLight helps families navigating pediatric chronic illness find clear,<br>research-backed answers — in their own language, for free, forever.<br><br>When your child is diagnosed with a serious condition, you face an<br>overwhelming flood of medical information. Researchers have PubMed.<br>Doctors have clinical decision support. The family has Google and hope.<br>PathLight is changing that.<br><br>**What PathLight Does**<br><br>Ask any question about your child&#39;s condition and PathLight searches<br>269,000+ and growing peer-reviewed research papers — from PubMed,<br>OpenAlex, and leading medical journals — to give you a plain-language,<br>research-backed answer in seconds. Every response cites the actual papers<br>it drew from, so you can verify and share with your child&#39;s care team.<br><br>**Conditions Covered**<br>• Crohn&#39;s Disease / Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)<br>• Leukemia<br>• Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)<br>• Thalassemia<br>• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)<br>• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)<br>• Food Allergy<br>• General chronic illness questions<br><br>**Languages Supported**<br>English, Hindi (हिंदी), Marathi (मराठी), Tamil (தமிழ்),<br>Telugu (తెలుగు), Bengali (বাংলা), Gujarati (ગુજરાતી),<br>Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), Spanish (Español)<br><br>Ask your question in any of these languages — PathLight responds in the<br>same language. Ask your question in any of these languages — PathLight responds in the same language.<br><br>**Research-Based and Supportive Responses**<br><br>PathLight recognizes two types of questions:<br>• Research-based: clinical questions about treatments, symptoms, and<br>  research findings — answered with cited papers<br>• Supportive: emotional questions from worried or overwhelmed families —<br>  answered with empathy first, then information<br><br>**Our Promise to Families**<br><br>✓ Free forever — no subscriptions, no hidden fees<br>✓ No ads — ever<br>✓ No pharmaceutical partnerships<br>✓ No data selling<br>✓ No health data stored — your questions are never saved<br>✓ PHI-free by design — we never collect medical records or diagnoses<br>✓ 50 queries per day — generous for real family use<br><br>**About Beej Care Foundation**<br><br>PathLight is built by Beej Care Foundation (BCF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit<br>based in Coppell, Texas. BCF was founded to support children facing<br>serious chronic illness — through financial assistance to families,<br>research grants to scientists, and free AI-powered health tools.<br><br>EIN: 41-4834284 | beejcare.org<br><br>**Privacy**<br><br>PathLight stores only an anonymous identifier (a one-way hash of your<br>Google ID that cannot be reversed) and your daily query count. We never<br>store your name, email, questions, or any health information.<br>Full privacy policy: https://beejcare.org/privacy.html

## Rankings

- #2,962,130 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `org.beejcare.pathlight2.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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