What Can We Learn From The Apple Heart Study?

Do we ever learn from our past mistakes? For many years we believed that technology was an inevitable force for good. It would give us instant access to a near infinite amount of information and allow us to easily and instantly connect with nearly anyone on earth. What could go wrong? The answer is that…

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Health Hype Alert: Beware the Apple Watch

This morning STAT published an Op-Ed piece I wrote about the Apple Watch. Here’s how it starts: Set your smartwatch alarm. You’re about to be barraged by tons of hype about the health benefits of the Apple Watch. Unfortunately, it won’t include essential information and data that can put these claims in proper perspective. Last year,…

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Guest Post: Get Ready For A Tsunami Of ECGs

Editor’s note: Ethan Weiss, a cardiologist at UCSF, reflects on a recent patient who may well be a forerunner of many more patients in the near future. I saw a man in his early 40’s. He’s super healthy. He had a Ziopatch as part of a general medical workup (not really important why). He was…

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FDA Approves ECG Band For Apple Watch

(Updated) —Kardia Band is the first FDA approved medical accessory for the Apple Watch. The FDA has cleared a band for the Apple Watch that records an ECG. According to AliveCor, the Kardia Band is the first medical device accessory cleared by the FDA for the Apple Watch. The Kardia Band is activated with a…

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