The collaboration between the two companies would allow diabetes patients to track glucose on Apple Watch…
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Apple job openings for health-related positions up 400% since 2017
Based on hiring data trends, it appears Apple has every intention to continue to invest in health technology…
Apple’s digital health plan puts the iPhone and Apple Watch at the heart of your wellbeing
Digital health is where big tech firms want to be right now…
Apple patent application reveals future AirPods with more biometric sensors
The invention involves positioning a biometric sensor along an exterior surface of an earbud so it can be placed in direct contact…
Study shows active Apple Watch users gain extra years of life
A global study conducted for a large insurance company with tech giant Apple has concluded…
John Hancock and Vitality prove Apple Watch incentives boost physical activity rates by more than 30 percent
High-intensity activity days increased by 52 percent…
Life insurance companies are luring Apple Watch users with deals
Apple Watches are increasingly part of everyday life…
Wowed by Apple Watch’s ECG? Wait ’til you see what’s next
Apple’s newly developed ECG reading tool on Apple Watch may or may not gain approval for use…
New initiative offers free accidental death insurance to Apple Watch owners
Consumers who own an Apple Watch are being offered $1,000 of accidental death insurance coverage…
Apple patent application details non-invasive glucose monitoring tech for Apple Watch
A patent application published Thursday potentially offers clues into Apple’s rumored non-invasive glucose monitoring solution…
Losing 60 pounds with the help of the Apple Watch
Ask anyone on the street if they like being nagged, and I’ll bet they’ll tell you….
How my Apple Watch helped me through another health crisis
In May 2016, my body decided to suddenly surprise me with multiple blood clots…
Future-gen Apple Watches could analyze your bicep curl or golf swing
A patent recently filed by Apple seeks to use advanced sensors on a newly designed Apple Watch band…
Study suggests AliveCor KardiaBand for Apple Watch can be used with AI algorithm to detect high potassium
AliveCor, the company that makes an FDA-approved EKG band for the Apple Watch called KardiaBand…
UnitedHealthcare lets Apple Watch users can earn money for medical expenses
Anyone enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Motion can get an Apple Watch Series 3 and have the option to apply earnings from the program toward buying the device…
Apple’s preeminent Apple Watch: What does the future hold?
As the Apple Watch prepares to turn three, Apple’s preeminent wearable has hit an interesting inflection point…
Here’s the Apple Watch band that can detect irregular or dangerous heart rhythms
According to a study conducted by heart doctors at the Cleveland Clinic, researchers found that the band’s algorithm…
If your Apple Watch knows you’ll get diabetes, who can it tell?
On the morning of February 7, the Hilton New Orleans Riverside was packed with researchers…
I’m going to beat my type-2 diabetes, thanks to Apple
After being diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes, I turned to Apple to help me to improve my health and make better…
Apple Watches told fans they might be having heart attacks at end of crazy Vikings-Saints NFL playoff game
The last few minutes of the game alone saw multiple lead changes and an assortment of incredible plays…
Apple is developing an integrated EKG heart monitor for Apple Watch
“Apple Inc. is developing an advanced heart-monitoring feature for future versions of its smartwatch…
John Hancock offers Apple Watch Series 3 for only $25 to all Vitality life insurance customers
John Hancock announced today it is expanding its Apple Watch program to all new and existing John Hancock Vitality life…
What Apple and Aetna discussed about Apple Watch last week
Apple and Aetna conducted a series of meetings late last week to discuss the next step…
Apple and the future of the insurance industry
We carry health sensors on our wrist, and our Apple Watch is becoming our personal physician…
Apple and Aetna hold secret meetings to bring Apple Watch to the insurer’s 23 million members
The move by Aetna is part of its push to increase customer interest in a healthier lifestyle and a better tracking of diet…
Apple plans to release a cellular-capable Apple Watch later this year
Apple Inc. is planning to release a version of its smartwatch later this year…
Apple Watch Series 3 could sport MicroLED display, cellular connectivity, Apple Smartbands
Apple Watch Series 3 could offer a glass-film touchscreen…
Apple Watch 3 rumor, er… watch
The Apple Watch Series 3 rumors we’ve heard suggest Cupertino plans on sticking with…
Apple Watch sales could soar with new U.S. FDA plan
Apple Inc.’s Apple Watch has been what is probably best described as a modest success…
Apple appears to be working on blood glucose monitoring as a way to address Type 2 Diabetes
Unlike Type 1 Diabetes, which is unpreventable, the Type 2 variety is, to be polite, a ‘lifestyle’ disease, meaning we eat too much and don’t exercise enough…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been test-driving a device that tracks his blood sugar, connected to his Apple Watch
Tim Cook has been spotted at the Apple campus test-driving a device that tracks blood sugar…
Next-gen Apple Watch to include game-changing health features, interchangeable smart bands
There’s no doubt about it, the Apple Watch is a hit….
Apple reportedly working on incorporating blood glucose sensor into Apple Watch
If Apple can figure out a way to use it to help diabetes patients track their blood-sugar levels…
Apple’s glucose monitor better delivered via AirPods than the watch
Media reports suggest Apple is aggressively pursuing the creation of a non-invasive blood glucose monitor…
Apple secret team reportedly working holy grail for treating diabetes; initially envisioned by Steve Jobs
Apple has hired a small team of biomedical engineers to work at a nondescript office in Palo Alto…
Can me-too Google’s me-too ‘Google Fit’ catch up with Apple’s revolutionary HealthKit?
Not long after Apple launched its health platform HealthKit on iOS in mid-2014…
Apple scores major Apple Watch win
Just a few weeks after Apple, Inc. pointed out at its September event that it is now the second-largest watchmaker…
In major win for Apple, Aetna becomes first insurance company to subsidize Apple Watch
Aetna today announced a new initiative to revolutionize members’ consumer health experience…
Apple reportedly working on sleep tracker for the Apple Watch
During the unveiling of the new Apple Watch, the iPhone-maker presented the wearable as primarily a fitness device…
Apple to expand HealthKit from tracker to diagnosis tool; new Apple Watch apps for sleep tracking, fitness levels in pipeline
So far Apple Inc.’s HealthKit has mostly collected fitness data from its devices…
Apple working on all-new, advanced health-tracking hardware; years in the making
Apple has developed a ‘revolutionary idea’ with this new product…
New ‘SweatCoin’ iPhone app pays people to get fit
A free smartphone app that will pay people to be physically active launches on Wednesday in Britain…