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Apple Watch looks poised to get exciting new health features
Tim Cook has again spoken publicly about Apple’s focus on health and wellness technologies in what seems to bode well for new Apple Watch health features…
Apple teams with Color Genomics to offer free genetic tests to all its Silicon Valley employees
The idea is to move health care at Apple’s clinics from reactive to proactive, as genetic tests can offer a window into health risks down the line…
Tim Cook on innovation, creating U.S. jobs, Apple’s greatest contribution to humankind, and more
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday defended the company’s record of creating jobs in the U.S., rejecting criticism that the company outsources too much to China…
Blue Shield of California deploys Apple Watch to deliver intelligent virtual assistance for physicians
Altais, in collaboration with Blue Shield of California, today announced a partnership with Notable Health to use intelligent automation to enhance the patient experience..
John Hancock expands Apple Watch program, offers new Series 5 to life insurance customers
Beginning this fall, customers can earn the watch through the John Hancock Vitality Program for just $25, simply by being more active…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s 5G iPhone coming in 2020 with bigger battery, modem chips from Qualcomm and Samsung
Apple could release iPhones in 2020 equipped with 5G modems…
Gene Munster: Apple’s healthcare opportunity is not currently priced into AAPL shares
We believe the healthcare opportunity is not currently priced into shares of AAPL…
Loup Ventures: Apple will be one of 5G’s biggest beneficiaries
The 5G hype has already begun, but investors underappreciate the opportunity that it represents…
Apple hires prominent obstetrician, signaling interest in women’s health
Apple’s health team has hired an obstetrician to look into how the company can bolster its efforts in women’s health, among other projects…
Apple Watch fall detection save user’s life after bad fall
Apple Watch Series 4 has a fall detection functionality…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Apple’s next really big thing: Health
Transforming consumer health is Apple’s next really big thing…
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 now has dozens of medical doctors on staff
Apple has dozens of medical doctors working across its various teams…
Apple Watch alerts man to life-threatening heart problem
Yup, you’re in AFib. This thing may have just saved your life…
Apple hires CEO of prescription tracking startup Mango Health
Apple has hired the former CEO of medication tracking start-up Mango Health…
New Apple Watch features will transform heart health
Today, with a software update, Apple switched on two highly anticipated features of its popular wearable…
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…
With Apple Watch Series 4, Apple started the revolution in wearable healthcare
With the recent announcement of FDA approval for the first-ever consumer wearable health device…
Health records on iPhone now available to Medisafe’s nearly 5 million users in more than 150 countries
Medisafe, a consumer medication management app and platform, today supports Health Records on iPhone…
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 says iOS Health Records now backed by over 75 health institutions
Apple’s initiative to enable iPhone users to securely access and carry their own medical records continues to expand…
Deloitte: Apple’s Health Records an ‘inflection point’ for healthcare
Deloitte has taken a big step to integrate Apple technologies across its global ConvergeHEALTH Patient Connect solution…
Apple’s new ResearchKit API monitors Parkinson’s disease symptoms on Apple Watch
Apple is adding a new ‘Movement Disorder API’ to its open-source ResearchKit framework…
A tale of two hospitals that adopted Apple’s Health Record app
Apple’s Health Record app allows patients to pull in their healthcare info from multiple providers…
iPad app could make cancer screening as easy as booking a hotel room online
Say ordering a cancer screening test was as easy as booking a hotel room online….
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 cure for soaring healthcare costs? Tech-savvy clinics
Apple plans to open healthcare clinics for its Cupertino employees and their families…
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…
Tim Cook: Apple can make a ‘significant contribution’ in health care
Apple CEO Tim Cook talked up the company’s ambitions in the health-care sector on Tuesday…
Apple aims to revolutionize healthcare – for free
Last week, Apple announced another step forward in its health efforts….
Apple will finally replace the fax machine in health care
We’ve seen some spectacular advances in fields ranging from surgery to gene editing…
Why Apple is positioned to win the electronic medical record game with Health Records in iOS 11.3
Apple’s next update of operating system for iPhones and iPads will include a feature…
Apple announces effortless solution bringing health records to iPhone
Apple today introduced a significant update to the Health app with the iOS 11.3 beta…
