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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…
How the human heart became the center the Apple Watch
I’m meeting Jeff Williams, Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, along with Kevin Lynch, Vice President of Technology and Sumbul Desai…
MacDailyNews presents live coverage of Apple’s WWDC 2019 keynote address
Apple CEO Tim Cook and a team of Apple executives will kick off the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference with a keynote address today…
The booming Baby Boomer market for Apple Watch
Gen Xers and millennial’s are busy with their careers and family and have parents that are in their mid to late 60’s or early 70’s who are beginning to deal with health issues…
Aetna insurance customers can now earn a free Apple Watch with new Attain wellness program
Aetna announced a new ‘Attain’ wellness initiative relying on the power of the Apple Watch…
Apple CEO Cook on Health Records privacy: I want to ‘deeply trust’ the ‘people that have my health data’
The global health care industry is expected to reach $10 trillion by 2022…
Apple is betting big on the $7 trillion healthcare space, with its own devices the key
Apple’s Health app is on every iPhone and Apple Watch…
Apple is so serious about health, Apple Stores have started hosting heart-health events
Apple hosted its first health-focused event at its Union Square store in San Francisco…
Apple Watch Heart Month challenge starts today
Cardiovascular disease takes many forms and some are fully preventable through lifestyle changes…
Apple marks Heart Month in February with Activity Challenge and Today at Apple Sessions
During Heart Month, Apple will offer an Activity Challenge on Apple Watch and heart health events in Apple Stores…
Over 400,000 Apple Watch users participated in the Apple Heart Study with Stanford
Over 400,000 people have enrolled in a study being conducted by researchers at Stanford and Apple to determine whether a wearable technology can identify irregular heart rhythms suggestive of atrial fibrillation…
Why the Apple Watch won’t replace your doctor anytime soon
Apple is moving ahead with a plan to screen for disease with its Apple Watch…
Apple Heart Study could turn Apple Watch into a ‘must have’ for millions of patients
Apple is working with partners to test whether its smartwatch can be used to detect common heart conditions…
Apple’s health and fitness push picks up steam as it turns 3
In what was one of the most packed WWDC keynotes in recent memory…
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…
Key Stanford researcher joins Apple’s digital healthcare talent pool
Apple Inc. is hiring Stanford’s digital health leader, Dr. Sumbul Desai…
Apple hires Dr. Sumbul Desai, star of Stanford’s digital health efforts
Apple has quietly scooped up Dr. Sumbul Desai, the executive director of Stanford Medicine’s…