Apple’s next move into healthcare could include its AirPods, according to a Wall Street Journal article. The consumer tech giant may be looking to incorporate body temperature and posture monitoring into its earbuds, WSJ reports.
Hearing health has also been a focus of the AirPods. While the WSJ report says it is unclear if a hearing-aid-like feature is coming down the pipeline, Apple did...
Biometric ID company CLEAR announced Monday that its Health Pass for verifying COVID-19 vaccination now integrates with the Apple Health app.
iPhone users on iOS15 who store their vaccination records in the Health app can share that information with the CLEAR Health Pass to confirm their vaccination status and identity, so they can go places that require proof of vaccination.
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Millions of UnitedHealthcare members will soon get free access to Apple Fitness+, the insurer announced Thursday.
Starting November 1, fully insured members of UnitedHealthcare who already own an Apple Watch can sign up for a year-long subscription to the tech giant’s fitness platform at no additional cost. UnitedHealthcare estimates that 3 million of its members will be eligible for the program...
Last week, a database that was not password protected exposed more than 61 million records containing data from fitness trackers and wearables, including Apple HealthKit and Fitbit. On today's HIMSSCast a team of HIMSS Media editors – host Jonah Comstock, MobiHealthNews Managing Editor Laura Lovett, MobiHealthNews Senior Editor Emily Olsen, and Healthcare IT News Executive Editor Mike Miliard –...
Apple is looking to use digital biomarkers to help detect depression and early-stage cognitive decline, according to a new report out of The Wall Street Journal.
The end goal, according to the Journal, is to create a new Apple feature that would tell users if there was a potential mental illness. Data collected regarding a users’ mobility, physical activity, sleep pattern could be included in...
Apple update. iPhone users will have access to new health features in iOS 15, released today, MobiHealthNews has learned.
The update includes a sharing feature within the Health app that allows users to share their data with their loved ones, a walking-steadiness biomarker that provides insights into fall risk and a trends feature that can highlight any changes in their collected health data. In...
Apple continues to expand its fitness and Watch offerings. With a focus on cyclists, Apple Watch will now be able to help bikers track their workouts and detect biking-related falls on the Apple Watch, the tech giant revealed at a special event.
“Today we are adding new features to Apple Watch for everyone that rides a bike. WatchOS 8 will detect when you begin riding and remind you to start a...
Apple’s next health move may be blood pressure tracking on smartwatches, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. Specifically, the technology would be able to alert a user if their blood pressure began to increase, the Journal learned from sources familiar with the plan and internal documents.
Apple is also looking at the femtech space, according to the report, potentially rolling out a...
Apple is scaling back HealthHabit, an internal app the tech giant’s employees could use to track fitness, talk to clinicians and manage hypertension, according to reporting by Insider.
More than 50 workers spend a large amount of their time working on the app, and they could be laid off if they’re unable to find other work at Apple.
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Insider describes the move as “a setback for...
Medical device company Masimo has accused Apple of patent infringement, filing a complaint against the company with the U.S. International Trade Commission yesterday.
Bloomberg, which first spotted the news, reports that the accusations are specifically against Apple's Series 6 smartwatch blood oxygenation tool, which uses light transmitted throughout the body to gauge blood oxygen levels.
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