The REACT-AF trial began in July 2023 and is led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Randomized patients (half of the ...

Now, as reported by 9to5Mac, the Apple Watch AFib feature is getting MDDT approval.This one (an acronym for “Medical Device Development Tool”) guarantees that the results returned by the ...

Putting sensors in the wearable's band could unlock a host of health-monitoring features—if the patented device ever becomes ...

Apple and its collaborators at Stanford University reported preliminary results at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) conference in New Orleans over the weekend showing that the Apple Watch ...

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 ...

The atrial fibrillation (AFib) detection feature on Apple Watch devices has become the first digital health technology to be qualified under a programme recently introduced by the FDA designed to ...

The trial uses an Apple smartwatch to monitor episodes of AFib, a heart rhythm disorder that can lead to ... they can discontinue the use of blood thinners – while remaining monitored by the watch.

the watch helps monitor the frequency of AFib in people with the condition and can share that data with health care providers. As amazing as that is, last month the FDA also approved the Apple ...

One day, to test both devices' battery life, I charged the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch SE to 100 percent at 4:30 p.m ...

The FDA has granted a de novo clearance to a wearable device—with a form factor you’re familiar with—that can check patients ...

The Apple Watch Series 7 has a bigger, brighter, and tougher display that extends to the edge of the device. There isn't any flashy new gimmick or headlining health feature in this model ...

Randomized patients (half of the overall participants) wear an Apple Watch for 14 hours a day, paired with an iPhone pre-programmed to monitor ... with isolated atrial fibrillation episodes ...