Apple launches CareKit, a new framework for extended healthcare needs
Apple on Monday revealed that it is expanding its Health initiatives with a new tool called CareKit, which at launch will be used to help patients at home and on the go.
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SleepHealth debuts as first ResearchKit app & study to support IBM Watson Health Cloud
Almost one year after IBM announced Watson Health Cloud, a cognitive computing platform built in partnership with Apple, Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic, the computing giant on Tuesday debuted SleepHealth, an app and ResearchKit study investigating the connection between sleep habits and health.
Apple partners with hospitals for new ResearchKit studies on autism, epilepsy, melanoma
Some of the world's most renowned medical research facilities are turning to Apple's ResearchKit for iPhone and Apple Watch, it was announced on Thursday, in an effort to help cure autism, epilepsy, and melanoma.
Johns Hopkins taps Apple Watch, ResearchKit for upcoming epilepsy study with eye on seizure prediction
Johns Hopkins University, in partnership with developer Thread Research, plans to harness Apple Watch and iPhone sensors to power an ambitious ResearchKit study on epilepsy that could one day lead to an accurate method of predicting seizures.
Mikey Campbell
Stanford's ResearchKit-powered MyHeart Counts app goes international with UK, Hong Kong release
Apple's ResearchKit platform is now collecting medical study data outside the U.S. for the first time after Stanford's MyHeart Counts app — created in collaboration with England's University of Oxford — opened its doors to participants in the UK and Hong Kong.
Big pharma exploring Apple ResearchKit integration in for-profit efforts
Two pharmaceutical titans, GlaxoSmithKline and Purdue Pharma, are looking for ways to implement Apple's open-source ResearchKit framework into clinical testing and research and development operations, a report said Thursday.
With iPhone & Apple Watch, Apple playing a key role in 'consumerization' of healthcare
With the iPhone an everyday part of millions of consumers' lives, and now the debut of the Apple Watch, healthcare professionals believe that Apple is a pivotal part in what they see as the "consumerization" of healthcare, driven by easy access to health-related data.
Neil Hughes
Medical researchers gain new data opportunities with ResearchKit debut on Apple's iPad
ResearchKit is now supported on the iPad, creating a new avenue for Apple's open-source platform for medical researchers, the company announced in a mailing this week.
Roger Fingas
LifeMap Solutions reports success in post to Apple's ResearchKit blog
In the first third-party post to Apple's ResearchKit blog, mobile health provider LifeMap Solutions reports seeing high rates of consent and participation due in large part to iOS and iPhone app "stickiness."
