STAT June 7, 2022
Apple unveils app to track medication use
Apple introduced a new app to help people to track the medications they take — a new area of focus for the company— during its pre-taped Worldwide Developers Conference yesterday. Users can scan a pill bottle to search for a medication and easily schedule reminders to take it. The software will alert users to potentially dangerous interactions between drugs in their medicine cabinet.
Building on its long-evolving features around heart health, Apple is also adding a new smartwatch feature, called AFib History, to allow people diagnosed with the condition to pinpoint episodes and track how much time they’ve spent in atrial fibrillation. The feature also allows users to see how other health and...