Apple today released a new screening tool and set of resources to help people stay informed and take the proper steps to protect their health during the spread of COVID-19, based on the latest CDC guidance. The new COVID-19 website, and COVID-19 app available on the...
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Apple Research Apps Represents Compelling Potential to Transform Health Research
A new Apple research app offers participants to participate in three landmarks, multi-year longitudinal studies in partnership with leading academic and research institutions. What is the Research App? The Research App anyone can start making contributions to health...
Apple’s Health Records App to be Used by Community Health Systems-Affiliated Hospitals
Since its debut in 2018, the Health Records app that Apple created has gotten attention from many leaders in the healthcare industry. For instance, several hospitals such as Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Cerner Healthe-affiliated clinics have adopted to using the...
Johnson & Johnson and Apple Launching Virtual Study to Improve AFib Outcomes
Johnson & Johnson will benefit from the recent Apple and Stanford “App” study as they prepare to collaborate with Apple to assess the impact of wearable technology on earlier detection of AFib as well as the goal to improve diagnosis and patient outcomes. Up to...
Apple App & Stanford Study Demonstrate the Power of Wearable Tech to Detect Atrial Fibrillation
In 2017 Apple and Stanford University launched a major initiative of more than 400,000 individuals to study whether a mobile app using data from a heart-rate pulse sensor on the Apple Watch can identify atrial fibrillation. This condition, usually a precursor to more...
Clinical Trial to Determine if Apple Watch Can Diagnose Stroke Risk
9To5Mac reports on an imminent clinical partnership—Apple is partnering with pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson to study whether the Apple Watch can be used to diagnose increased risk of a stroke. Common symptoms of a stroke include partial paralysis,...
Apple Allows Users to Monitor Heart Rhythm & Take ECG
Apple Watch Series 4 helps users in the US take an electrocardiogram (ECG) directly from the risk, capturing heart rhythm in a moment when they experience symptoms like a rapid or skipped heart beat and providing clinical data to physicians. As reported in the India...
Intermountain Health Care Utah Leads Study Showing App Matches ECG
Medical Design and Outsourcing reports that AliveCor’s smartphone app matches the accuracy of a standard 12-lead ECG in monitoring heart activity and determining if someone is having an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Led by Salt Lake City, Utah’s...
Apple Heart Study the Largest Ever
Robbie Gonzalez of Wired reports Apple started sending recruitment emails for a research project. The leading tech company was recruiting owners of its smartwatch to participate in the Apple Heart Study—a Stanford-led investigation into the wearable’s ability to sense...
Patient Centricity: Apple Watch Joins Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
Abrar Al-Heeti reports for CNET that the communication between patients and surgeons before and after knee and hip surgery may improve with a new iPhone app and Apple Watch. Launched by Apple and Zimmer Biomet, the Mymobility app allows patients to send and receive...