Apple Health: Dominating With Old And New Tech

Apple has transformed the way we work, communicate, spend, and work out, and now it’s hoping to become your personal doctor.

Earlier this year, Tim Cook said he hoped healthcare would be Apple’s “greatest contribution to mankind,” and with the industry estimated to be worth a whopping $313 billion to Apple by 2027, Apple Health is in better shape than ever…

APPLE WATCH DRIVING HEALTHCARE AT APPLE

Since the launch of the original Apple Watch back in 2015, Apple has changed - and saved - lives. From encouraging us to take a walk to abnormal heart rate alerts, Apple Watch is one of the world’s most powerful healthcare devices, and it keeps getting better. With watchOS 6, Apple will introduce new ways to keep an eye on your health such as cycle tracking and ambient noise monitoring, as well as incorporating a new medication adherence app to encourage users to take their pills.

But there’s still a way to go to make the Apple Watch the ultimate health monitoring device on your wrist. It’s been rumored for a number of years, and it seems like the technology is finally coming soon: blood glucose monitoring could be introduced to a future Apple Watch to help diabetes sufferers manage their condition. And by connecting the data in realtime to hospitals, EMS services, and family members, sufferers will see their quality of life improve and rest assured that their condition is being managed.