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How Apple products are helping to advance personal health, research, and care

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 8:56 amNo Comments

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 …

Man accidentally swallows an AirPod, still works after it’s ‘recovered’

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 11:38 amTuesday, June 22, 20216 Comments

Don’t fall asleep wearing your AirPods while watching “The Thing” or bad things can happen – like ingesting one of your AirPods, requiring…

Apple Watch anniversary gift saves 58-year-old runner’s life

Thursday, February 4, 2021 12:48 pmThursday, February 4, 20213 Comments

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 working on using Apple Watch to continually measure blood pressure

Friday, November 27, 2020 1:43 pmFriday, November 27, 202015 Comments

A pair of newly-revealed patents show that Apple wants to make it possible for the Apple Watch to continually monitor blood pressure …

Study: Treatment with hydroxychloroquine cut death rate significantly in COVID-19 patients

Tuesday, July 7, 2020 12:53 pmTuesday, July 7, 202067 Comments

A new study published recently by Henry Ford Health System shows that treatment with hydroxychloroquine cut the COVID-19 death rate significantly…

Apple Watch ECG detects signs of coronary ischemia missed by hospital ECG

Monday, May 4, 2020 1:55 pm1 Comment

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

Thursday, April 23, 2020 11:38 amThursday, April 23, 2020167 Comments

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…

Apple donates 10M face masks in U.S. and millions more in Europe

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 4:46 pm3 Comments

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

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 9:43 pm1 Comment

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

Saturday, March 21, 2020 5:18 pmSaturday, March 21, 202017 Comments

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……

iFixit community asks for help obtaining ventilator repair manuals

Friday, March 20, 2020 9:55 pm3 Comments

The iFixit community is asking for help obtaining ventilator repair manuals amid the coronavirus pandemic. iFixit is building a database of repair…

US-Canada border closed to ‘non-essential’ traffic

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 11:49 am12 Comments

The US-Canada border will temporarily close to “non-essential traffic” due to the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister…

Trump administration discusses coronavirus response with tech firms

Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:29 am20 Comments

Trump administration officials, including U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios who led the call, discussed the response to the coronavirus…

Health Records on iPhone now available to consumers enrolled in MEDITECH’s patient portal

Thursday, October 3, 2019 1:00 pmThursday, October 3, 20191 Comment

Enterprise Health Record (EHR) vendor MEDITECH supports Health Records on iPhone, which brings together hospitals, clinics, and the existing Apple Health app…

Apple granted more U.S. patents for Apple Watch ‘smartbands’

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 5:31 pm3 Comments

Apple has been granted a trio of U.S. patents for Apple Watch smart bands…

Apple patent application hints at Apple Watch ‘smartbands’

Monday, June 24, 2019 8:31 amNo Comments

Future Apple Watch bands may have additional features and do more than simply keep the smart watch on your wrist…

We’re still waiting on ‘smartbands’ for our Apple Watch

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 10:32 am2 Comments

A smarter watch band will play a crucial role in Apple Watch’s future as a personal technology device…

Man accidentally swallows Apple AirPod – it still worked, even in his stomach!

Friday, May 3, 2019 3:30 pmFriday, May 3, 201916 Comments

A Taiwanese man was stunned to find that his Apple AirPod still worked after he swallowed the device…

How Apple’s smart clothing will be good for you

Thursday, January 10, 2019 4:01 pmThursday, January 10, 20191 Comment

An Apple patent shows the company is exploring use of smart textiles for connected clothing…

How Apple could turn the Apple Watch into a blood pressure monitor

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 1:00 pmTuesday, October 2, 201816 Comments

In September, Apple announced an electrocardiogram, or EKG, for its Apple Watch

The Apple Watch is getting an important new feature for monitoring heart health

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 12:45 pmTuesday, September 11, 20181 Comment

When Apple Watch was first released in 2015, it came with a built-in basic heart rate monitor…

How my Apple Watch helped me through another health crisis

Friday, August 3, 2018 11:00 amFriday, August 3, 2018No Comments

In May 2016, my body decided to suddenly surprise me with multiple blood clots…

AI is now better at detecting skin cancer than human doctors

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:50 pmWednesday, May 30, 20183 Comments

Modern medicine pushes forward thanks to the efforts of doctors and scientists who develop new tools…

Apple Heart Study ramps up with new invitations for Apple Watch owners (plus another inconsistency from Apple)

Monday, May 7, 2018 2:25 pmMonday, May 7, 20184 Comments

Apple Watch owners are being emailed and invited to sign up for the Apple Heart Study…

Doctors find iPhone app better at assessing heart blood flow than ‘gold standard’ Allen test

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 2:31 pm1 Comment

Scientists have found that a smartphone application performed a better wrist-artery blood flow assessment…

Apple Watches told fans they might be having heart attacks at end of crazy Vikings-Saints NFL playoff game

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 10:26 amTuesday, January 16, 201814 Comments

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

Thursday, December 21, 2017 3:56 pmThursday, December 21, 201712 Comments

“Apple Inc. is developing an advanced heart-monitoring feature for future versions of its smartwatch…

This U.S. FDA approval could be a huge deal for Apple

Monday, December 11, 2017 1:01 pmMonday, December 11, 201714 Comments

This could be the start of something big…

AliveCor’s Kardiaband EKG reader becomes first Apple Watch accessory to win FDA approval as a medical device

Thursday, November 30, 2017 8:45 amThursday, November 30, 201715 Comments

The Food and Drug Administration has just cleared AliveCor’s Kardiaband EKG reader…

Apple exposed over Belle Gibson affair

Monday, November 20, 2017 11:10 am16 Comments

A series of private messages from executives at Apple have shed light on the extent of the global tech giant…

This doctor diagnosed his own cancer with an iPhone ultrasound

Friday, October 27, 2017 11:15 am15 Comments

Earlier this year, vascular surgeon John Martin was testing a pocket-sized ultrasound device…

Apple Watch saves another person’s life: ‘It would have been fatal’

Monday, October 16, 2017 10:28 am18 Comments

The 28-year-old says he owes his life…

Apple patent application reveals sophisticated way for Apple Watch to measure blood pressure

Thursday, October 5, 2017 10:26 amThursday, October 5, 20176 Comments

Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple…

Cedars-Sinai pilot uses Apple’s iPad to provide patient with data, control infection in NICU

Monday, July 17, 2017 3:27 pmMonday, July 17, 20172 Comments

A pilot program at Cedars-Sinai hospital is not only using iPads to relay vital information…

Back to the iPhone future: Lessons from a decade of Apple influence in medicine

Monday, June 26, 2017 12:00 pmMonday, June 26, 20172 Comments

In early 2008 — on the brink of the second generation iPhone’s release — emergency medicine doctor Michael Omori…

Can me-too Google’s me-too ‘Google Fit’ catch up with Apple’s revolutionary HealthKit?

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 2:26 pmTuesday, January 17, 20174 Comments

Not long after Apple launched its health platform HealthKit on iOS in mid-2014…

How wearables knew this researcher was sick long before he did

Friday, January 13, 2017 11:26 amFriday, January 13, 201717 Comments

Stanford geneticist Michael Snyder’s research into wearable biosensors has turned into a case study demonstrating…

Siri creator Dag Kittlaus diagnosed with same rare type of pancreatic cancer Steve Jobs had

Thursday, January 12, 2017 4:25 pmThursday, January 12, 201713 Comments

Dag Kittlaus who sold his famous speech recognition company to Apple in 2010…

Apple’s iPad is the ‘new stethoscope’ and every doctor needs one

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 3:01 pmWednesday, December 14, 201610 Comments

The move to put iOS inside healthcare is gathering so much momentum…

Apple reportedly working on sleep tracker for the Apple Watch

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 11:39 amTuesday, September 27, 201616 Comments

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

Monday, September 26, 2016 9:29 am5 Comments

So far Apple Inc.’s HealthKit has mostly collected fitness data from its devices…

Apple iPads are as good as sedative drugs at calming kids down before surgery

Tuesday, August 30, 2016 10:58 amTuesday, August 30, 20167 Comments

Apple’s revolutionary iPad can act as a calming force ahead of surgery for children between the ages of four to ten…

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