Apple wants to build a comprehensive database for every iPhone user that can be accessed for doctors visits, lab results, medications, and more. According to CNBC, Apple is said to have a “secretive team” within its health unit that has been communicating with developers, hospitals, and other industry groups about storing clinical data on the […]
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This could be helpful, if not potentially life-saving. A team of researchers just proved that the Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor can actually detect an early sign of heart disease without any symptoms at all, a development that could change how people use their Apple Watches. The sensor can accurately detect atrial fibrillation, an abnormal […]
Sometimes the internal leaked documents offer a pretty interesting look ahead. In an internal post leaked to an employee message board, Apple CEO Tim Cook assured employees that the company is still committed to the Mac and that “great desktops” are coming. Apple’s desktop computers haven’t seen an upgrade in at least 433 days. Within […]
Apple may in fact be working on an EEG device or functionality. A recently published Apple patent application filing for an electrocardiogram device suitable for consumer use reinforces the company’s continued moves into the healthcare monitoring business. The patent application addresses a wearable, not specifically the Apple Watch, that can be used on any limb […]
The iOS is being used for some pretty neat DNA studies. A series of five new apps based on Apple’s ResearchKit, including one called ‘mPower”, has allowed researchers to track symptoms of Parkinson’s disease as well as help recruit thousands of study participants in a few days. “Apple launched ResearchKit and got a fantastic response. […]