Apple health exec Anil Sethi leaves to form new healthcare records startup

The director of Apple's health team, Anil Sethi, is leaving the company to found a startup called Ciitizen, fulfilling a promise to his sister Tania who died of cancer on Sept. 11.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 4

Surviving Thanksgiving: iPhone-connected fitness accessories to burn off calories

You don't necessarily need extra gear to keep in shape during the holidays, but it can certainly help if you know what you're doing. Here are a few hardware accessories iPhone owners might want to consider before hitting the weights or lacing up running shoes.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 2

Study finds Apple Watch able to be used as diagnostic tool for sleep apnea, hypertension

Researchers from the University of California San Fransisco in conjunction with the developers of the Cardiogram app have proven that using existing sensors, the Apple Watch can detect sleep apnea and hypertension with a high degree of accuracy, potentially opening up the ability for the device to be used as a long-term research tool for the conditions.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 17

Apple investigated purchase of medical clinic start-up, signals larger push into healthcare

As part of an intensifying focus on holistic health care and supporting products, Apple was recently in talks to buy health clinic start-up Crossover Health, and approached primary care group One Medical, though the discussions ultimately fell through.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 39

Apple investigating automatic blood pressure monitoring technology

A new patent application suggests that Apple may be looking into "intelligent blood pressure monitoring" with an alert triggered by parameters set by the user — or by data collected by wearable sensors such as those found on the Apple Watch.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 12

Apple Heart Study focusing on atrial fibrillation launching in 2017

Apple in conjunction with Stanford Medicine is launching a new study on atrial fibrillation that aims to detect heart rate irregularities using a consumer-grade wearable device — Apple Watch.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 4

Apple researching whether Apple Watch can detect common heart conditions

Apple is working with Stanford clinicians and telemedicine vendor American Well to determine whether Apple Watch can be used to detect abnormal heart rhythms, a feature that would make the wearable desirable to doctors and high-risk patients, a report said Monday.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 11

How to use the Medical ID feature in Apple's iOS Health app

A lesser-known but theoretically life-saving feature of Apple's iOS Health app is Medical ID — a quick guide for nurses, doctors, ambulance crews and others in an emergency. Here's how to set it up on an iPhone running iOS 10.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 7

Get the most out of Apple's Health app with these starter tips

Apple's Health app for the iPhone can be a useful way of tracking fitness and medical data — so long as everything is configured and used just the right way. Here's the essentials to get going.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 11

Sweetgreen iPhone app applies meal calorie counts to Apple Health

Organic food restaurant Sweetgreen has added the ability to apply calorie counts for take-out dishes to Health data when orders are placed through an app — and it appears to be among the first of its kind.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 7

Apple teaming with startup Health Gorilla for iPhone medical record plans

Apple's efforts to centralize medical records on the iPhone are being done with the help of a small startup called Health Gorilla, and will focus on making it easier to share those records with different healthcare providers, a report said on Monday.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 8

Report claims Apple expanding CareKit, working on iPhone health record repository feature

Apple appears to be working on a digital medical record initiative to simplify getting all of a patient's information to every caretaker that needs it, and will take advantage of the iPhone's near-ubiquity in U.S. health care to do it, according to a new report.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 17

Boston Children's Hospital Caremap iPhone app utilizes CareKit to track, share pediatric data

A new app from the Boston Children's Hospital produced in conjunction with Duke University uses Apple's CareKit, and promises to simplify the medical data collation and distribution for parents with children with special medical needs.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 1

Apple adds a Mother's Day Challenge for HealthKit Activity, Apple Watch

In recognition of Mother's Day on May 14, Apple is creating a special "Mother's Day Challenge" to reward a walk, run or wheelchair workout "of a mile or more" with a special achievement badge in the Activity app, as well as stickers for use within iMessage.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 8

Sleep specialist Roy Raymann leaves Apple in tandem with Beddit takeover

An important sleep research expert, Dr. Roy J.E.M. Raymann, appears to have quietly left Apple last month, just ahead of the company's Beddit acquisition.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 15

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