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Apple health director exits to keep a promise to sister who died of cancer

“Apple’s health boss, Anil Sethi, has left the company to start venture focusing on helping very sick patients after his sister died from cancer,” Christina Farr reports for CNBC. “Sethi’s medical record start-up Gliimpse was acquired by Apple in August 2016… Sethi had been on leave from Apple for several months to care full-time for his sister, Tania. One of Sethi’s goals with Gliimpse was to…

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Can me-too Google's me-too 'Google Fit' catch up with Apple's revolutionary HealthKit?

Can me-too Google’s me-too ‘Google Fit’ catch up with Apple’s revolutionary HealthKit?

“Not long after Apple launched its health platform HealthKit on iOS in mid-2014, Google followed with its Android equivalent, Google Fit,” Jo Best writes for ZDNet. “But while Apple has been attracting hundreds of apps and some big name partners to its platform, Fit has been more of a low-key offering.”

MacDailyNews Take: “Low key.” As in: Nobody’s using it.

“Like Apple’s HealthKit and…

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Apple reportedly working on sleep tracker for the Apple Watch

Apple reportedly working on sleep tracker for the Apple Watch

“During the unveiling of the new Apple Watch, the iPhone-maker presented the wearable as primarily a fitness device. And although there are still several fitness functionalities the Apple Watch is missing, it’s no surprise that the company is looking to fill in some of the blanks,” James Vincent reports for The Verge.

“According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is working on a number…

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Apple to expand HealthKit from tracker to diagnosis tool; new Apple Watch apps for sleep tracking, fitness levels in pipeline

Apple to expand HealthKit from tracker to diagnosis tool; new Apple Watch apps for sleep tracking, fitness levels in pipeline

“So far Apple Inc.’s HealthKit has mostly collected fitness data from its devices,” Alex Webb reports for Bloomberg. “In the future, if the company gets its way, the software will interpret that information, turning it into advice for users, doctors and others.”

“Scores of health-care experts hired by Apple in recent years are building improved electronic health record software that…

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Apple acquires personal health data startup Gliimpse founded by Indian Americans

Apple acquires personal health data startup Gliimpse founded by Indian Americans

Enables Americans to collect, personalize, share a picture of their health data.

Silicon Valley-based personal health data startup Gliimpse, founded by two Indian Americans, Anil Sethi and Karthik Hariharan, has been acquired by Apple.

The deal was concluded earlier this year, but wasn’t confirmed by Apple untilMonday.

“Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally…

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Apple acquires Gliimpse

“Apple’s ambitions in the health sector continue to expand, with its digital health team making its first known acquisition—personal health data startup Gliimpse,” Christina Farr and Mark Sullivan report for Fast Company.

“Silicon Valley-based Gliimpse has built a personal health data platform that enables any American to collect, personalize, and share a picture of their health data,”…

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