Enterprise Health Record (EHR) vendor MEDITECH supports Health Records on iPhone, which brings together hospitals, clinics, and the existing Apple Health app…
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Apple granted more U.S. patents for Apple Watch ‘smartbands’
Apple has been granted a trio of U.S. patents for Apple Watch smart bands…
Apple patent application hints at Apple Watch ‘smartbands’
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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…
This U.S. FDA approval could be a huge deal for Apple
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
The Food and Drug Administration has just cleared AliveCor’s Kardiaband EKG reader…
Apple exposed over Belle Gibson affair
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
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’
The 28-year-old says he owes his life…
Apple patent application reveals sophisticated way for Apple Watch to measure blood pressure
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
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
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?
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
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
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
The move to put iOS inside healthcare is gathering so much momentum…
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 iPads are as good as sedative drugs at calming kids down before surgery
Apple’s revolutionary iPad can act as a calming force ahead of surgery for children between the ages of four to ten…
Apple working on all-new, advanced health-tracking hardware; years in the making
Apple has developed a ‘revolutionary idea’ with this new product…
Doctors warn: Use both eyes when looking at your iPhone screen in the dark
“Warning: Looking at your smartphone while lying in bed at night could wreak havoc on your vision…
Apple hiring lawyer with health privacy expertise, HIPAA experience
Apple is looking to fill a ‘Privacy Counsel’ position with an attorney who has expertise in the health field and HIPAA compliance…
Apple CEO Cook reveals Apple Watch’s ‘holy grail’
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook says the health monitoring market is ready for new technology innovation…
IBM and Bausch + Lomb’s app for Apple iPhone and iPad will help tens of millions keep their sight
This new mobile solution has real potential to fundamentally change how our practice manages patient information throughout the cataract procedure
First Apple CareKit apps arrive
Apple sees a huge opportunity to connect patients, doctors, and caregivers using mobile technology…
DARPA looks to implant computer to interface directly with human brain
A new DARPA program aims to develop an implantable neural interface able to provide unprecedented signal resolution and data-transfer bandwidth between the human brain and the digital world…
Tim Cook hints Apple might build a health device
Apple CEO Tim Cook has hinted that the company may one day built a medical device, following the success of the Apple Watch…
Move over HealthKit: Why Apple’s ResearchKit is proving the real hit with doctors
Announced alongside iOS 8, HealthKit is a health and fitness-tracking platform that allows health data gathered by the iPhone or Watch…
Johns Hopkins epileptic seizure-symptom app is latest Apple medical research tool
Soon, Apple iPhones and Appel Watches may be able to recognize when someone’s having an epileptic seizure, and call for help…
Apple announces new ResearchKit studies for autism, epilepsy and melanoma
ResearchKit turns iPhone into a powerful tool for medical research by helping doctors, scientists and other researchers gather data more frequently and more accurately…
Salesforce showcases 20 enterprise apps for revolutionary Apple Watch
To get business information to wearers of the Apple Watch, Salesforce
You can write off an Apple Watch as a business expense with these Salesforce-related apps
Salesforce has already made Apple Watch central to its wearables strategy…
