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Rumor: Apple presently in talks with Medicare providers to bring subsidized Apple Watch to at-risk seniors

The Apple Watch could be coming to a Medicare plan near you. Apple is presently rumored to be in talks with at least three private Medicare plans to subsidize the Apple Watch for at-risk seniors. The Medicare insurers, which have yet to be publicly named, are said to be looking at options to subsidize the […]

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Apple Watch ECG feature requires local regulatory approval before arriving in Canadian marketplace

If you’re north of the border, you might have to wait for some time for the ECG feature of the Apple Watch Series 4 to come your way. In response to a query on Twitter asking if the approval process has commenced to allow the ECG function to work, government agency Health Canada advised it […]

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Users can now take ECG readings via Apple Watch Series 4 units following watchOS 5.1.2 update

When the Apple Watch Series 4 shipped, its electrocardiogram (ECG) features were still in development. With the just-released watchOS 5.1.2 update, Apple has finally added its much-anticipated ECG app. While users have already been able to get notifications about irregular heart rhythms, the ECG will take things a step further. To take an ECG, you […]

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Jeff Gamet releases Apple Watch Series 4 unboxing video

The Apple Watch Series 4 is out and cool cat Jeff Gamet from The Mac Observer has released a completely spiffy unboxing video to show you what to expect once the box arrives. In spite of his semi-epic struggle with the watch band, he highlights the larger displays, ECG heart monitoring sensors and does it […]

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Emergency physician examines Apple Watch’s ECG/EKG functions

This is pretty interesting, especially where the Apple Watch’s health perspective is concerned: I’m an Emergency Physician and read/interpret ECGs on a daily basis. I wanted to talk about the Apple Watch’s new ECG feature as there are a lot of misconceptions about this new function. Apple Watch’s new ECG feature is pretty neat and […]