John Hancock announced it is offering the newest Apple Watch models to eligible life insurance customers who participate in its Vitality Program, which rewards customers for engaging in activities that promote a healthy lifestyle.
Vitality PLUS customers who take part in the Apple Watch program are required to make an initial payment of $25 plus tax and pay the remaining balance monthly over two...
Apple has received FDA clearance for the sleep apnea feature in its newly released Watch Series 10 and over-the-counter hearing aid software embedded in its AirPods Pro headphones.
The Watch Series 10 sleep apnea feature measures whether a user has moderate to severe sleep apnea based on a new metric called Breathing Disturbances.
The device uses software algorithms and the accelerometer to...
At a virtual event today, Apple unveiled its Apple Watch Series 10 with new health and fitness features and AirPods Pro 2 with hearing test and over-the-counter hearing aid capabilities.
Watch Series 10
Apple Watch Series 10 will include a new Sleep Apnea feature that uses the accelerometer to measure a new metric called Breathing Disturbances.
The Health App will provide users with insights...
Glucose-monitoring specialist Dexcom announced it is expanding its diabetes-management capabilities by offering direct connectivity to the Apple Watch for its G7 continuous glucose monitoring system via a dedicated Bluetooth connection.
The feature allows users to check their glucose readings in real-time without having their iPhone in hand. It is available in the U.S., U.K. and Ireland, and...
The FDA announced the Apple Watch atrial fibrillation (AFib) tool is qualified for use in clinical trials through its Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program, thus enabling researchers to use it to detect arrhythmias or abnormal heart beat.
Apple's tool is the first digital health tool to be qualified under the MDDT program, a voluntary program aimed at evaluating devices for use in...
Stress and energy management wearables company Welltory unveiled a new feature for Apple Watch users called Today Screen, which will generate users' health data from the Watch into guidance on how to reduce sedentary stress.
The app will provide wearers with an overview regarding the amount of harm sedentary stress takes on their health, helping users make changes to their habits in real time....
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced it would uphold the ban instituted by the International Trade Commission's exclusion order on sales and imports of Apple's Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 in the U.S.
The tech giant, however, has found a way to keep the Watches on shelves and workaround the ban by tweaking their Watches not to include the disputed blood...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has temporarily paused the International Trade Commission's exclusion order banning sales and imports of Apple's Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 in the U.S. following an appeal by the tech giant.
Suspension of the order allows Apple to resume selling its smartwatches in the U.S. with the disputed blood oxygen feature. Apple said in a statement...
Apple can no longer sell its newest smartwatches, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2, in the U.S. after President Biden declined to veto a product ban implemented by the International Trade Commission (ITC) that cited patent infringement.
The ban, which came into effect this week, was implemented by the ITC in October to protect medtech company Masimo, which sued Apple in 2020 for...
At a virtual event today, Apple unveiled the newest iteration of its wearable, the Apple Watch Series 9, which will allow users to access and log their healthcare data and control the Watch using their index finger and thumb via blood flow sensors.
With new features, users can access their health data through Siri health queries, including asking Siri how much they slept the previous night or...
