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2020 22 May
A milestone contact tracing software has been released by Apple-Google, but the future of its adoption is yet unclear, with some countries instead relying on manual collection of COVID-19 data. You may also like : Will Contact Tracing Work? This week Apple and Google have released the ‘Exposure Notification’ software, which...Read more
2018 05 Mar
Giant tech company Apple, maker of the health-tracking tool Apple Watch, continues its foray into healthcare by creating in-house clinics and health service for company employees. Apple says its primary care health clinics, called AC Wellness, will provide a “unique concierge-like healthcare experience” that is “enabled by technology”. Two healthcare...Read more
2015 29 May
Uber, Tesla, Xiaomi Executives Make Juniper Research’s Top 10 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella heads Juniper Research’s newly-released rankings of the most influential executives in the technology space, followed by Apple’s Chief Design Officer, Jony Ive. Microsoft & Apple Lead The rankings, which are based on Juniper’s assessment...Read more
2015 15 Mar
A new patient-centred app now available for download in the iTunes Apple Store will empower women affected by breast cancer to participate in the research process by recording their symptoms and progress using sensors and surveys via their iPhones. The “Share the Journey: Mind, Body and Wellness After Breast Cancer” app is itself an interactive study...Read more
2014 17 Jun
No stranger to publicity spectacles, Apple is once again in the news, this time for its ventures into the health sector. With the company’s recently-unveiled Health Kit, a new platform for healthcare apps on iOS8 and a partnership with the prestigious Mayo Clinic, Apple is challenging its rival Samsung in the arena of mobile health-oriented...Read more
2014 03 Jun
It came as no surprise when Apple announced their entry into the health information business at their Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), a major development of such nature had been expected for some time. Simply entitled ‘Health’, the innovative app works with the cloud-based health information platform ‘HealthKit’, offering a new kind...Read more