Tag: medical
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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…
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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…
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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…
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How Apple could turn the Apple Watch into a blood pressure monitor
In September, Apple announced an electrocardiogram, or EKG, for its Apple Watch
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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…
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How my Apple Watch helped me through another health crisis
In May 2016, my body decided to suddenly surprise me with multiple blood clots…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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This U.S. FDA approval could be a huge deal for Apple
This could be the start of something big…
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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…
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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…
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This doctor diagnosed his own cancer with an iPhone ultrasound
Earlier this year, vascular surgeon John Martin was testing a pocket-sized ultrasound device…
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Apple Watch saves another person’s life: ‘It would have been fatal’
The 28-year-old says he owes his life…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Apple’s iPad is the ‘new stethoscope’ and every doctor needs one
The move to put iOS inside healthcare is gathering so much momentum…
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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…
