The Apple Watch now offers two features OK’d for medical use, thanks to an update the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech maker released Dec. 6. 1. Apple released the two features — an electrocardiogram app ...

Atrial fibrillation is a health condition that often goes undiagnosed, so ECG app and heart rhythm alerts on Apple Watch are highly useful for detecting early signs of disease. ECG readings also ...

Smartwatches and wearable heart monitors can help detect issues such as irregular heart rhythms. But they also have limits and do not replace a diagnosis.

Earlier today, Apple released RC (Release Candidate) builds of iOS 15.5, macOS 12.4, tvOS 15.5, and watchOS 8.6. While the updates bring only minor changes and improvements, Apple has now confirmed ...

A few days ago, Samsung announced that the FDA had cleared the Galaxy Watch Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feature. The new IHRN feature works with the Galaxy Watch EKG feature and ...

Multiple reports tell us that Samsung has announced its plans to roll out the Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feature on its Galaxy Watches through the Samsung Health Monitor app. This ...

As predicted, the Apple Watch's version 5.1.2 update went live today, giving anyone in the United States with an Apple Watch Series 4 the ability to take an ECG reading on the wrist. Alongside the ...

It’s meant to enhance Samsung’s existing EKG features and arrives later this year with One UI 5 Watch. It’s meant to enhance Samsung’s existing EKG features and arrives later this year with One UI 5 ...

Samsung said that this coming summer the Health Monitoring app will run heartbeat checks in the background and will notify users of irregular heart rhythms. Reading time 3 minutes Samsung’s Galaxy ...

Company claims are leaping ahead of medical science by promoting the use of smartwatches to screen for heart rhythm disorders. That’s the conclusion of a UC San Francisco cardiologist who specializes ...