Healthcare DIVE September 13, 2017
Jeff Byers, Meg Bryant

Dive Brief:

  • Apple unveiled its new Apple Watch Series 3, OS4, at a product launch event in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday. The latest version features an enhanced heart monitor as well as new fitness features like Gym Connect and smart activity coaching.
  • The company also announced a study in partnership with Stanford Medicine to see whether Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor can detect irregular heart rhythms. The announcement confirmed an earlier CNBC report on the development, which also named American Well as part of the study.
  • In an interview published Monday in Fortune, Apple CEO Tim Cook said one goal of the Apple Watch has always been to continously measure certain aspects of wearers’ health, such as the performance...

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