Apple Watch's ECG feature may surface in Japan soon
The ECG feature of the Apple Watch may become available to use in Japan in the near future, after the heart-monitoring function received local regulatory approval.
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Malcolm Owen
Tim Cook responds to reader's Apple Watch ECG experience
Apple CEO Tim Cook has thanked an AppleInsider reader for telling him a story about how the Apple Watch ECG function detected a heart condition that a hospital didn't previously detect, with Cook saying the stories inspire Apple "to keep pushing forward."
Apple Watch ECG feature gets regulatory approval in South Korea
Apple Watch's ECG feature may soon launch in South Korea, a new regulatory approval suggests.
Mike Peterson
Government filings suggest Apple ready to launch Apple Watch ECG feature in Brazil and Japan
As Apple continues to build out global support for ECG capabilities offered on Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5 devices, recent government filings show Brazil and Japan could be next on the launch list.
Mikey Campbell
Apple Watch ECG detects heart condition in German woman
The ECG function of the Apple Watch has been credited with uncovering a heart condition in an 80-year-old woman in Germany, one that was seemingly missed by a hospital's own ECG during a diagnosis.
'Apple Watch Series 6' may introduce blood oxygen detection, better ECG
New health-focused features and a new sensor suite may come to Apple Watch this fall, including blood oxygen detection and an improved ECG.
Wesley Hilliard
Apple sued over atrial fibrillation optical sensor in Apple Watch
A doctor has launched a lawsuit alleging that Apple is willfully violating a patent surrounding the technologies used in the Apple Watch to detect atrial fibrillation optically.
Mike Wuerthele
AliveCor pulls KardiaBand ECG smart band for Apple Watch from sale
AliveCor has ceased sales of the KardiaBand, an ECG smart band for the Apple Watch that added the heart-monitoring functionality to the wearable device, but while there is no explanation for the withdrawal of the product from purchase, it may be due to the introduction of the ECG-equipped Apple Watch Series 4.
Health Canada tells users to ask Apple when they'll get the Watch ECG app
The federal health organization is telling users that as far as it's concerned, Apple's ECG feature has been approved, so now it's just up to Apple when Series 4 Apple Watches in the region will get it.
William Gallagher
