Researchers from the University of Waterloo have found that the Apple Watch’s ECG sensor can be used to accurately predict stress levels …
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New Mayo Clinic study shows Apple Watch can help detect another potentially life-threatening heart condition
A new study by researchers at Mayo Clinic shows that an Apple Watch and its ECG feature can help early detect heart abnormalities…
Gene Munster: Apple’s health and wellness investments will have a big payoff
U.S. health and wellness accounts for 20% of the GDP. Loup Funds’ Gene Munster expects that over the next two decades, Apple, Amazon…
How Apple products are helping to advance personal health, research, and care
Today Apple shared a new report that offers a snapshot of the ways Apple products are empowering people to be at the center of their health …
Apple executives spotlight new Apple Watch health features
At Apple’s WWDC last week, a variety of new health-related features were introduced that cover not only the Apple Watch lineup…
Apple VP Dr. Sumbul Desai discusses benefits of Apple Watch health features (with video)
In a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Apple VP Dr. Sumbul Desai discusses Apple Watch features including heart rate monitoring, cardio…
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…
New research shows that Respiratory Rate can be monitored using Apple AirPods
Researchers at Apple can now estimate Respiratory Rate (RR) from breath audio monitored from AirPods’ microphones, according to a new…
Apple’s iCloud, Health, and Artificial Intelligence teams see significant departures
Apple’s iCloud, Health, and Artificial Intelligence teams are seeing departures, Mark Gurman reports via his “Power On” newsletter for…
Facebook explores integrating Oculus workout data with Apple Health
According to code discovered in the Oculus iOS app, Facebook is exploring the idea of allowing users to synchronize workout data from Oculus…
Apple Watch’s secret and changeable data algorithms pose research problems
Apple Watch’s secret and changeable data algorithms are an issue for researchers due to inconsistent data…
Apple iPhone photo helps Georgia mom discover her baby’s rare cancer
A photo taken on a Georgia mother’s Apple iPhone saved her baby’s life. Josie Rock, a 41-year-old parent of three from Gainesville…
There is no established evidence that Apple AirPods harm your health
There is no established evidence to warrant advising people against using wireless devices like Apple AirPods or other Bluetooth earbuds…
Apple’s key to its health ambitions: Class II Apple Watch features
It’ll be unlikely that Apple will builds a public-facing primary health care network, but instead devices, like Apple Watch, and data can be…
Apple’s plans to offer primary-care health service, other health initiatives, falter
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said the company’s greatest contribution to mankind will be in health. Yet, to date, some Apple initiatives aimed at…
Apple Watch users with heart issues get more medical procedures, but don’t overwhelm doctors with worried calls
Apple Watch users with irregular heartbeats aren’t overwhelming doctors with worried calls, but they are more likely to get a heart proced…
Study: Apple Watch and iPhone could monitor and assess cardiovascular patients
Frailty and functional capacity could be monitored remotely in cardiovascular patients via data acquired by an iPhone and Apple Watch …
Apple CEO Tim Cook wants to make health and wellness the company’s greatest legacy
Apple launched Apple Watch Series 6 with the slogan, “The future of health is on your wrist.” Which fits well with Apple CEO Tim Cook’s goal…
Apple Watch anniversary gift saves 58-year-old runner’s life
Last September, Lori March gave her husband Bob an Apple Watch for their 17th wedding anniversary. It ended up saving the 58-year-old runner…
Apple Watch Series 7 said to feature non-invasive blood glucose monitoring
The Apple Watch Series 7 due later this year will feature blood glucose monitoring via an optical sensor. Measuring blood glucose levels…
Apple unveils ‘Time to Walk,’ an inspiring audio walking experience for Apple Fitness+
Apple today unveiled Time to Walk, an inspiring new audio walking experience on Apple Watch for Fitness+ subscribers, created to encourage…
Imagining future Apple Services: Mail+, Maps+, Podcasts+, Stocks+, Health+
Apple’s Services could see the introduction of new services including Mail+, Maps+, Podcasts+, Stocks+, and Health+…
Move over Peloton, Apple could become a fitness powerhouse with Fitness+
Apple Fitness+, the first fitness experience built around Apple Watch, delivers inclusive and welcoming studio-style workouts…
CNBC: Apple Fitness+ less expensive than Peloton and just as good
Apple Fitness+, which, in a new review, CNBC says costs less than Peloton while being just as good, offers 10 different workouts types…
Apple Fitness+ launches December 14th
Apple today announced Fitness+, the first fitness experience built around Apple Watch, is launching Monday, December 14. Apple Fitness+ …
Apple working on using Apple Watch to continually measure blood pressure
A pair of newly-revealed patents show that Apple wants to make it possible for the Apple Watch to continually monitor blood pressure …
Masimo accuses Apple of delaying legal fight to gain Apple Watch market share
Medical-sensor maker Masimo Corp. claimed in a court filing late Monday that Apple is trying to delay a legal fight over allegedly stolen…
Singapore and Apple partner on national health initiative using Apple Watch
The government of Singapore and Apple today announced their partnership on the health initiative LumiHealth using Apple Watch …
COVID-19: Some have confused ‘flattening the curve’ with ‘eliminating the virus’
In a question about COVID-19 to Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs With Mike Rowe, Somebody’s Gotta Do It, Returning the Favor) on FaceBook, a follower of his asked…
Apple Watch Activity Challenge to mark National Fitness Day in China
Apple will again celebrate National Fitness Day in China with an Apple Watch Activity Challenge. By completing at least 30 minutes of exercise on…
How to enable iOS 14’s real-time headphone audio level measurements
In iOS 13, Apple added a hearing feature that, in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, is being expanded upon with real-time headphone audio level measurements…
Study: Treatment with hydroxychloroquine cut death rate significantly in COVID-19 patients
A new study published recently by Henry Ford Health System shows that treatment with hydroxychloroquine cut the COVID-19 death rate significantly…
Significantly fewer Americans say they are avoiding public places – Gallup
Significantly fewer Americans say they are avoiding public places, with the largest weekly declines seen to date in Gallup’s trends…
Apple Watch ECG detects signs of coronary ischemia missed by hospital ECG
An Apple Watch ECG has detected signs of coronary ischemia that were missed by 12-channel hospital ECG. The patient also complained about frequent…
The COVID-19 data is clear: Stop the panic and end the total isolation
The COVID-19 pandemic is entering the containment phase. We now need sensible policymakers who have the courage to ignore the panic and rely on facts…
President Trump says US will have ‘substantially’ fewer deaths from COVID-19 than initial estimates claimed
On Friday, U.S. President Trump said that the projected number of deaths related to COVID-19 will be “substantially under” earlier models…
Apple patent reveals sleep and health tracking mattress mat and blanket
Apple appears poised to further utilize their Beddit acquisition by developing blankets and even mattresses to monitor vital signs…
Peloton app for Apple Watch now available
With the Peloton app for Apple Watch, your Watch will automatically start tracking your metrics once you start a workout on your iPhone…
Apple donates 10M face masks in U.S. and millions more in Europe
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced via Twitter today that the company has sourced and will be donating 10 million face masks for the U.S. and millions more…
Vice President Pence: Apple donates 9 million N95 protective masks
Vice President Mike Pence said that Apple has pledged to donate 9 million N95 respirator masks to healthcare facilities across the U.S.…
Apple donates millions of face masks to medical professionals
In a press briefing today, Vice President Mike Pence announced that Apple will be donating 2 million face masks for medical professionals fighting COVID-19……
Bill Ackman advises President Trump to shut down the US
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is calling on President Trump to shut down the U.S. in order to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic…
