Becker's Healthcare July 10, 2018
Jessica Kim Cohen

It’s been a full decade since Apple introduced its App Store on July 10, 2008.

The initial marketplace, which comprised just 500 apps, has grown to more than 2 million, according to The Verge. At Becker’s Hospital Review‘s time of publication, the No. 1 free app in the App Store’s health and fitness category was “Sweatcoin,” an activity tracker that incentivizes users to meet their step goals with digital currency.

Here are four ways Apple’s online shop has tackled healthcare since 2008:

1. Health and fitness apps have surged in popularity during the past decade, according to a statement Apple released July 9. The Apple Watch, a line of smartwatches Apple rolled out in...

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