Researchers from the University of Waterloo have found that the Apple Watch’s ECG sensor can be used to accurately predict stress levels …
Tag: wellness
Gene Munster: Apple’s health and wellness investments will have a big payoff
U.S. health and wellness accounts for 20% of the GDP. Loup Funds’ Gene Munster expects that over the next two decades, Apple, Amazon…
Apple CEO Tim Cook wants to make health and wellness the company’s greatest legacy
Apple launched Apple Watch Series 6 with the slogan, “The future of health is on your wrist.” Which fits well with Apple CEO Tim Cook’s goal…
Apple Watch Series 7 said to feature non-invasive blood glucose monitoring
The Apple Watch Series 7 due later this year will feature blood glucose monitoring via an optical sensor. Measuring blood glucose levels…
Move over Peloton, Apple could become a fitness powerhouse with Fitness+
Apple Fitness+, the first fitness experience built around Apple Watch, delivers inclusive and welcoming studio-style workouts…
CNBC: Apple Fitness+ less expensive than Peloton and just as good
Apple Fitness+, which, in a new review, CNBC says costs less than Peloton while being just as good, offers 10 different workouts types…
Singapore and Apple partner on national health initiative using Apple Watch
The government of Singapore and Apple today announced their partnership on the health initiative LumiHealth using Apple Watch …
Private Medicare plan Devoted Health first to offer Apple Watch as a benefit
Private health insurer Devoted Health says it is the first Medicare Advantage plan to offer Apple Watch as a benefit to its members…
Apple developing SensorKit framework for research studies
Apple currently offers two frameworks – ResearchKit and CareKit – that allow developers to create apps for medical research….
Apple Watch Series 5: The health-boosting feature wishlist
As the fall product-launch season rolls around, all eyes are again on Apple…
Apple wants to help you lose weight with methods ‘beyond diet and exercise’
With its Health app, the HealthKit developer app,and Apple Watch features. Apple has focused a lot of its attention on the health and wellness field…
Apple health team faces departures as tensions reportedly rise over differing visions for the future
Apple has seen some high-profile departures in recent months from its health team after a series of leadership changes and internal disagreements about direction…
Apple patent application reveals future AirPods with more biometric sensors
The invention involves positioning a biometric sensor along an exterior surface of an earbud so it can be placed in direct contact…
Apple patent application details non-invasive glucose monitoring tech for Apple Watch
A patent application published Thursday potentially offers clues into Apple’s rumored non-invasive glucose monitoring solution…
Future-gen Apple Watches could analyze your bicep curl or golf swing
A patent recently filed by Apple seeks to use advanced sensors on a newly designed Apple Watch band…
I’m going to beat my type-2 diabetes, thanks to Apple
After being diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes, I turned to Apple to help me to improve my health and make better…
Apple plans to release a cellular-capable Apple Watch later this year
Apple Inc. is planning to release a version of its smartwatch later this year…
Apple Watch Series 3 could sport MicroLED display, cellular connectivity, Apple Smartbands
Apple Watch Series 3 could offer a glass-film touchscreen…
Apple Watch 3 rumor, er… watch
The Apple Watch Series 3 rumors we’ve heard suggest Cupertino plans on sticking with…
Apple Watch sales could soar with new U.S. FDA plan
Apple Inc.’s Apple Watch has been what is probably best described as a modest success…
Apple appears to be working on blood glucose monitoring as a way to address Type 2 Diabetes
Unlike Type 1 Diabetes, which is unpreventable, the Type 2 variety is, to be polite, a ‘lifestyle’ disease, meaning we eat too much and don’t exercise enough…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been test-driving a device that tracks his blood sugar, connected to his Apple Watch
Tim Cook has been spotted at the Apple campus test-driving a device that tracks blood sugar…
Next-gen Apple Watch to include game-changing health features, interchangeable smart bands
There’s no doubt about it, the Apple Watch is a hit….
Apple reportedly working on incorporating blood glucose sensor into Apple Watch
If Apple can figure out a way to use it to help diabetes patients track their blood-sugar levels…
Apple’s glucose monitor better delivered via AirPods than the watch
Media reports suggest Apple is aggressively pursuing the creation of a non-invasive blood glucose monitor…
Apple secret team reportedly working holy grail for treating diabetes; initially envisioned by Steve Jobs
Apple has hired a small team of biomedical engineers to work at a nondescript office in Palo Alto…
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…
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks Apple Watch, Apple Pay, and Alibaba (with video)
Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed a wide range of topics including…
