In a single day, the heart of an average, healthy adult beats more than 100,000 times. Beat by beat, day by day, Apple Watch can help make…
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Apple Watch saves Maine woman’s life, helps diagnose deadly tumor
Thanks to her Apple Watch, a Maine woman is recovering from life-saving surgery at Mass General Hospital to remove a deadly tumor…
Apple Watch is able to detect heart arrhythmias other than AFib – study
According to new research published this week in American Heart Association Journal, Apple Watch can detect heart arrhythmias other than…
Apple Watch saves Arizona woman’s life
An Apple Watch has once again saved a life. This time, Apple’s smartwatch came to the rescue of a 70-year-old Arizona woman …
30 more countries now support the Apple Watch ECG app with watchOS 7.6
Apple on Monday released watchOS 7.6 which enabled the Apple Watch ECG app – with both ECG and irregular heart rate notifications…
Tim Cook responds to Apple Watch user’s ECG experience
Apple CEO Tim Cook has thanked Raymond, an AppleInsider reader, for telling him a story about how the Apple Watch ECG function detected AFib…
Johnson & Johnson and Apple launch ‘Heartline Study’ to see if Apple Watch can help reduce the risk of stroke
The Heartline Study is designed to explore if iPhone and Apple Watch can improve health outcomes, including reducing the risk of stroke…
Apple sued for patent infringement regarding Apple Watch’s atrial fibrillation optical sensor
A doctor has launched a lawsuit alleging that Apple is willfully violating a patent surrounding the technologies used in the Apple Watch…
Yes, your Apple Watch can detect heartbeat abnormalities and potentially save your life
Can the Apple Watch accurately detect atrial fibrillation? Yes, a very large study confirms…
Apple Watch saves Florida man’s life
Roy Robinson, 74, of Lake Worth, credits an Apple Watch with saving his life…
Apple Watch saves Texas veterinarian’s life
Dr. Emerson says he’s sold, even though his Apple Watch was a gift. “I was too cheap to buy it myself,” said Dr. Emerson…
Apple Watch reliably detects atrial fibrillations, Stanford University study finds
A study funded by Apple at Stanford determined that Apple’s A-Fib alerts can save people from strokes or even death…
Apple launches all-new Research app with three landmark health studies
Apple today announced that customers in the U.S. can enroll in three landmark health studies conducted in partnership with major institutions to explore important areas of medical research…
Private Medicare plan Devoted Health first to offer Apple Watch as a benefit
Private health insurer Devoted Health says it is the first Medicare Advantage plan to offer Apple Watch as a benefit to its members…
How the human heart became the center the Apple Watch
I’m meeting Jeff Williams, Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, along with Kevin Lynch, Vice President of Technology and Sumbul Desai…
Apple Watch’s ECG app and AFib alerts: What cardiologists want you to know
Last year, to much fanfare, Apple announced two new additions to the Apple Watch…
Apple’s watchOS 5.3 delivers ECG app to Canada and Singapore
Apple Watch Series 4 owners in Canada and Singapore can now update to watchOS 5.3 to use the ECG app…
Apple Watch saves UK man’s life after warning him of heart problems
A father received life saving surgery after his Apple Watch warned him he had a low heart rate…
Apple’s revolutionary Apple Watch can truly be a lifesaver
While Apple has had misses, it has no shortage of triumphs…
Apple Watch ECG app close to launching in Canada
Canadians who purchased an Apple Watch Series 4 in Canada may soon get the device’s electrocardiogram…
The booming Baby Boomer market for Apple Watch
Gen Xers and millennial’s are busy with their careers and family and have parents that are in their mid to late 60’s or early 70’s who are beginning to deal with health issues…
Aetna insurance customers can now earn a free Apple Watch with new Attain wellness program
Aetna announced a new ‘Attain’ wellness initiative relying on the power of the Apple Watch…
Apple Watch Series 4 summons ambulance after 80-year-old Munich woman falls
Emergency services were automatically summoned by a Series 4 Apple Watch when a 80-year-old woman…
Apple Watch saves life by spotting AFib just days after new ECG feature launched in Germany
A man’s life may have been saved by taking an Apple Watch ECG just days after the feature launched in Europe…
ECG app and irregular rhythm notification on Apple Watch available today across Europe and Hong Kong
The ECG app on Apple Watch Series 4, a direct-to-consumer product that enables customers to take an electrocardiogram…
Apple CEO Cook on Health Records privacy: I want to ‘deeply trust’ the ‘people that have my health data’
The global health care industry is expected to reach $10 trillion by 2022…
Apple is betting big on the $7 trillion healthcare space, with its own devices the key
Apple’s Health app is on every iPhone and Apple Watch…
Apple is so serious about health, Apple Stores have started hosting heart-health events
Apple hosted its first health-focused event at its Union Square store in San Francisco…
Apple Watch Heart Month challenge starts today
Cardiovascular disease takes many forms and some are fully preventable through lifestyle changes…
Apple marks Heart Month in February with Activity Challenge and Today at Apple Sessions
During Heart Month, Apple will offer an Activity Challenge on Apple Watch and heart health events in Apple Stores…
Johnson & Johnson announces research study with Apple Watch to help improve AFib outcomes including stroke prevention
Johnson & Johnson today announced that they’ve entered into a research study in collaboration with Apple Inc. to investigate whether a new heart health…
How to set up irregular heart rate notifications on your Apple Watch
You can enable notifications from the Heart Rate app on your Apple Watch…
New Apple Watch helps New Hampshire man detect he was in atrial fibrillation
What started as a fun tech gift around Christmas ended up helping detect a serious heart condition…
Is Apple Watch causing a run on emergency rooms?
When Apple introduced the Apple Watch Series 4 in September, one of the biggest revelations…
Apple masses the biggest heart study ever
No one could have foreseen the staggering response…
Apple Watch alerts man to life-threatening heart problem
Yup, you’re in AFib. This thing may have just saved your life…
Hands on with the new features in watchOS 5.1.2
Apple just released watchOS 5.1.2 to Apple Watch owners with a litany of features…
New Apple Watch features will transform heart health
Today, with a software update, Apple switched on two highly anticipated features of its popular wearable…
Apple releases watchOS 5.1.2 for Apple Watch
Apple today released watchOS 5.1.2, the third update to the watchOS 5 operating system…
ECG app and irregular heart rhythm notification available today on Apple Watch
Starting today, the ECG app on Apple Watch Series 4 marks the first direct-to-consumer product that enables customers…
Apple’s watchOS 5.1.2 will enable electrocardiogram feature on Apple Watch Series 4
Apple Watch Series 4 is capable of generating an ECG similar to a single-lead electrocardiogram…
Over 400,000 Apple Watch users participated in the Apple Heart Study with Stanford
Over 400,000 people have enrolled in a study being conducted by researchers at Stanford and Apple to determine whether a wearable technology can identify irregular heart rhythms suggestive of atrial fibrillation…
