Apple Watch Making Inroads in The World of Medicine
Tim Cook explained that doctors and researchers are beginning to use the Apple Watch in medical solutions. Tim Cook is particularly excited by the possibilities of Apple Watch in the field of medicine and health. In recent months and years we have brought some news reporting of the first uses Apple Watch application for medical purposes. Without going any further, recently we knew that in a US hospital were delivering Apple Watch for sick of breast cancer to monitor the impact of the disease on mental health.
More recently, we discovered that Apple Watch was also being used in a new treatment in the fight against hypertension, so it seems that the device has entered strongly in the field of health. Indeed, Tim Cook said during the last financial results conference that “doctors and researchers from leading hospitals in the United States and Europe have already begun to put the Apple Watch for work in improving the lives of patients.”
Apple CEO explained a case we did not know so far. It seems that in Nebraska have launched some apps intercom between doctors and patients, including applications that allows quick access to graphics and patient history.
“This is just the beginning of what this new platform can offer. With watchOS 2 developers have the ability to build rich and powerful native apps for Apple Watch, it can take advantage of the Digital Crown heart rate sensor, accelerometer and more, ushering in a class of apps completely new designed specifically for the wrist. ”
“This is just the beginning of what this new platform can deliver”
Recall that Apple watchOS 2 open its operating system to developers to use hardware resources of the system, some of them as important as the heart rate sensor, which will be perfect for fitness applications from the third parties. As we read in iMore, Apple Watch could become a powerful medical platform in the future, because among the company plans long term are increasingly incorporating advanced sensors such as a meter, thermometer, among many others. Nebraska Medicine has rolled out new intercommunication apps between doctors and patients, according to Cook, including apps that provide quick access to charts and patient dosage information.
What do you think? Could we have our own medical wrist in a few years?
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