Forbes September 13, 2024
Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D., J.D.

Apple’s latest event highlighted the company’s continued interest in personal health monitoring. In what was termed as the “iPhone 16 event,” the company went far beyond just announcing its new iPhone models, but also showcased key health features that will be available with the newest models of the Apple Watch and AirPods.

Specifically, the company announced that the latest Apple Watch will now be able to help users track sleep apnea, leveraging a new metric called “Breathing Disturbances.” The technology is unprecedented, and will leverage the device’s accelerometer to detect movements that indicate interruptions to normal respiratory patterns of sleep. Armed with this data, users will be able to understand their sleep metrics longitudinally and undertake more informed conversations and...

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