Apple has made clear that it wants to play a role in the health care market, and now, it's one step closer to looking and feeling like a true health device maker. The US Food and Drug Administration ...

For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) qualified a digital technology — Apple Watch’s AFib History feature — for a special research program. AFib, or atrial fibrillation, is a ...

Apple's atrial fibrillation (AFib) history feature on Apple Watch has been qualified by the FDA under its Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program, the first digital health technology feature ...

A hospital in Pittsburgh has become the latest medical center to join a ground-breaking Apple Watch trial in the US that's helping patients with atrial fibrillation ditch blood-thinning medication.

The Apple Watch’s atrial fibrillation (AFib) feature has become the first piece of ‘digital health technology’ to receive MMDT approval from the FDA, ensuring the smartwatch can now be used in ...

The Apple Watch’s atrial fibrillation (AFib) history feature initially resonated with people who wanted to monitor their heart health at home. Now, the feature could find a second wind in clinical ...

Apple Watch has accomplished a noteworthy milestone in digital health with its atrial fibrillation (AFib) history feature now qualified by the FDA under its Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) ...

Tech giant Samsung Electronics announced it received FDA clearance for its Health Monitor app's Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feature. IHRN works with the app's electrocardiogram function ...

A woman in Oklahoma credits the Apple Watch with saving her life after an atrial fibrillation notification led to a doctor visit and a diabetes diagnosis. The Apple Watch may not yet be able to alert ...

In a new announcement this week, Samsung has officially confirmed that it has a new smartwatch coming later this year (which we know as the Galaxy Watch 6), and it will be the first to pack support ...

When it comes to heart health, many conditions are tricky to diagnose because their symptoms can be similar to others, and atrial fibrillation (AFib) is no exception. That's a problem, since untreated ...