New Delhi | Apple Watch has once again saved a life, this time of 17-year-old Smit Metha who hails from Maharashtra’s Raigad and studies in Pune. Apple CEO Tim Cook has shared his best wishes for Metha’s speedy recovery. In July this year, Metha, who is a NEET aspirant, went on a trek with three friends […]
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Apple Watch saves doctor’s life who took a hard fall
San Francisco | An Apple Watch has reportedly been credited with saving the life of a doctor, who fell from the side of his house while power washing. According to NBC Chicago, while washing the bricks of his house, Thomas Ficho tried to reach higher by using the cover on the window well as a stepping […]
Apple Watch saves UK man whose heart stopped 138 times in 48 hours
London | Apple Watch’s ECG heart sensor has once again saved a man’s life by sending him alerts for a low resting heart rate on almost 3,000 occasions. David Last, 54, from the UK credited Apple Watch for saving his life after his heart stopped an astonishing 138 times in a 48-hour testing period at the […]
Know how an Apple Watch saved a woman’s life in US’ Arizona
San Francisco | Yolie De Leon from US’ Arizona said her Apple Watch alerted her to an abnormally high heart rate, sending her to urgent care where she was told by her doctor that her device was right, and her condition was life-threatening. “It said my heart rate was at 174,” De Leon said. “It said, […]
Apple Watch saves Indian man’s life, Cook wishes him fast recovery
New Delhi: In probably the first such reported case in India, the electrocardiogram (ECG) feature on Apple Watch has saved the life of a 61-year-old Indore resident and Apple CEO Tim Cook wished him fast recovery post-surgery. R. Rajhans, a retired pharma professional who uses an Apple Watch Series 5, decided to check his ECG on […]
Doctors hail new heart health tools on Apple Watch in India
New Delhi: The medical fraternity on Friday welcomed the arrival of the ECG app and irregular rhythm notification feature on Apple Watch for users in India, stressing that it will make people more aware about their heart health. Although the Apple Watch will not provide a final conclusion into whether a person is actually suffering […]
ECG app, irregular rhythm notification arrive on Apple Watch in India
New Delhi: As the burden of atrial fibrillation (AFib) in India makes it an important health issue, the Cupertino-based iPhone maker on Thursday brought its much-anticipated ECG app and irregular rhythm notification feature to Apple Watch users to India. Available with an update to watchOS 6 on Apple Watch Series 4 and later, the ECG […]
Apple AirPods 2: Wireless experience just got better
New Delhi: If you own an iPhone, an Apple Watch is a must for its plethora of benefits, including health. When it comes to earbuds, the second-generation wireless AirPods would complete the family. Launched in 2016, Apple’s AirPods have seen a transformation of sorts — becoming an integral part of not only millennials’ lives but […]
Apple Watch to now connect hip, knee patients to doctors
San Francisco : Apple and Zimmer Biomet, a global leader in musculo-skeletal healthcare, have launched a major clinical study where an app on Apple Watch and iPhone will guide knee and hip replacement patients through pre- and post-operation care. The “mymobility” app that uses Apple Watch to facilitate a new level of connection between patients […]
Third party app brings Alexa to Apple Watch
San Francisco : Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa can reportedly be brought to Apple Watch by a standalone third party app, Voice in a Can, which tethers to an iPhone to use the assistant when in WiFi signals, the media reported. “‘Voice in a Can’ works by syncing to your main ‘Alexa’ account and then you […]