Computerworld January 23, 2020
Jonny Evans

Apple’s vice president for health, Dr. Sumbul Desai, says it’s important to question what digital health solutions can do.

Is technology really good for your health? Can Apple really make a difference in future healthcare? Questions like this are all perfectly appropriate, argues Apple’s vice president for health, Dr. Sumbul Desai.

You have to test what tech firms claim

Desai leads Apple’s teams in developing health-focused software and sensors, such as Activity, Health, ECG reading on Apple Watch and the company’s selection of health-focused research apps. She joined the company in 2017.

While she clearly believes in the potential of digital health technologies, (as does her boss, CEO Tim Cook), she’s...

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