A chance decision made early next year turned out to pay dividends some 18 months later: An Apple Watch worn overnight proved incredibly helpful when dealing with a bout of insomnia.
Specifically, it helped me through a common vicious circle with insomnia: You can’t sleep, you get stressed about the fact that you’re not sleeping, which makes it harder to fall asleep …
Leading connected smart ring company, Oura, has hired Apple’s Health executive Jason Oberfest as head of Oura’s clinical strategy and healthcare work. The move from Oura is a part of its expanding network of partners, as reported by Bloomberg.
Apple CEO Tim Cook hosted a mental health summit in the Steve Jobs Theater on Friday, introducing keynote speakers first lady Dr Jill Biden, Korean singer Rosé, and US surgeon general Dr Vivek Murthy. Dr Biden referenced the vision of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in her speech.
Cook’s introduction was interrupted by the failure of his teleprompter, leading him to briefly ad-lib, and seemingly cut short his speech …
Smart health – and Apple Health – device leader launched its new high-end consumer smart scale Body Scan in September. Now, the company is back with its next innovation in the commercial smart scale market. Coming with cellular connectivity and a modular design, the Body Pro 2 allows healthcare providers to help patients “manage chronic conditions,” with the first one being early detection for diabetes complications.
Ahead of World Diabetes Day on November 14, two of Apple’s long-running health studies have shared new data on glucose and the challenges of people living with diabetes.
The latest analyses come via updates to the Apple Heart and Movement Study and the Apple Women’s Health Study, both of which launched in 2019.
Apple launched the iPhone 15 in September, but the company continues to sell previous-generation models such as the iPhone 14 and iPhone 13 – which are still very appealing in some countries. In India, Apple has now given customers 50% off AirPods when buying earbuds with a new iPhone 14.
With World Diabetes Day next week, we continue to learn interesting ways Apple Watch has helped users with diabetes. Las Vegas resident Josh Furman, who credits his Apple Watch Ultra with saving his life, is the latest to share their experience.
Apple Watch is equipped with a heart rate monitor and the ability to detect Afib, and sometimes those can lead to lifesaving discoveries. Ahead of World Diabetes Day on November 14, Judith Luebke of Oklahoma, who credits the Apple Watch with saving her life, has shared her story of how the watch helped lead to her diabetes diagnosis two years ago.
A new report based on interviews with insiders says the very first Apple Watch was originally supposed to launch with non-invasive blood sugar monitoring. Indeed, it says, this was intended to be the device’s headline feature.
The piece also reveals battles within the company over how far the company’s health ambitions should go, with some criticising it for targeting the “worried well” rather than those who most need health tech …