Meddify: Pill Reminder, developed by Oleksandr Bandyliuk is a brand new app to help people remember to take their pills. The developer said that the main feature of the app are Actionable Notifications and talked about privacy: “The key feature of the app is Actionable Notifications. Actionable Notifications allow marking the dose as taken or missed in one tap without launching the app. I care about Privacy. It means you don’t need to create an account to use the app. The app does not use servers to store your data. And I don’t have access to your data. All your data is stored only on your current device.”
Health
Apple’s Kevin Lynch Talks About Health in iOS 15, watchOS 8
Kevin Lynch, Vice President of Technology at Apple, talked about health in iOS 15 and watchOS 8 that will arrive later this year.
FDA Continues to Monitor MagSafe Magnets With Medical Devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a statement saying the agency is continuing to monitor the effects of MagSafe on medical devices.
People Can Now Store Medical Records in 1Password
On Thursday Agile Bits announced a new data type item that lets people store medical records in 1Password.
Neural Implant Helps Person Write Just by Thinking
Researchers helped a paralyzed person to write just by imagining that we was writing, by using a neural implant.
Apple Women’s Health Study Releases First Results
The Apple Women’s Health Study team at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health released preliminary results on Tuesday.
Apple Hearing Study Shares Concerning Statistics
The Apple Hearing Study has shared statistics from its participants (n=unknown) showing many experience dangerous sound levels.
Utah Launches COVID-19 Exposure Notification System
Utah announced on Wednesday the support of Apple and Google’s Exposure Notification system built into the latest mobile operating systems.
Study Shows Apple Watch Could Predict COVID-19 Before Testing
A study from Mount Sinai researchers found that an Apple Watch could predict a diagnosis of COVID-19 up to a week before testing.
How an Apple Watch Anniversary Gift Saved a Life
Apple shared the story of a couple on Thursday where they say how an Apple Watch given as an anniversary gift helped save the husband’s life.
Biogen and Apple Launch Cognitive Health Study With Apple Watch, iPhone
Apple has teamed up with Biogen on a new health study to monitor cognitive health using an Apple Watch and an iPhone as tools.
LA Vaccine Recipients Can Add a Digital Record to Apple Wallet
Residents in Los Angeles who get a COVID-19 vaccine will receive a digital record they can add to Wallet on iOS.
EyeQue Unveils its VisionCheck 2 Smartphone Vision Test
EyeQue has a smartphone vision test you can do at home, and the company has a Kickstarter to fund the second-gen product called VisionCheck 2.
Some claim to have online or app-based refraction tests, but they are merely prescription verification services based on visual acuity estimates. EyeQue users are actually performing a self-refraction test while proprietary algorithms process, personalize, and store results.
The Michigan COVID-19 App is Now Available
The Michigan COVID-19 app is now available to download, letting users know if they come into contact with a person who has the virus.
Here’s Why Apple Watch Series 6 Blood Oxygen Sensor Didn’t Need FDA Approval
The Apple Watch Series 6 added a blood oxygen sensor to measure the level of oxygen in your blood. But it’s meant for “wellness.”
iPhone Health Records Available in Canada, UK
Over 500 institutions in the U.S. support iPhone Health Records and customers in Canada and the U.K. can now make use of this feature, too.
Apple, UCLA Launch 3 Year Depression Study
Apple is partnering with the University of California, Los Angeles on a three-year depression study.
‘Fitness Coach by JumpyCat’ Gives You AI Workouts
“Fitness Coach by JumpyCat” is an app I discovered over the weekend. It gives you personalized workouts entirely created by artificial intelligence. You’ll get audio instructions and videos to watch as you power through over 15,000 bodyweight workouts. There’s a workout for everyone and across different categories like cardio, HIIT, stretching, anti-stress, knee-friendly, and more. App Store: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
APHL Wants to Build Central Server for COVID-19 Data
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) wants to build and host a national server to hold data collected from exposure notification apps. It’s partnering with Apple, Google, and Microsoft to do so.
Rather than each state and territorial public health agency bearing the burden of building and hosting its own key servers, a national server can securely host the keys of those affected users, eliminate duplication and enable notifications across state borders. APHL is also championing the effort to build and host a national key server on behalf of the public health community. This will allow users to continually benefit from exposure notifications as they travel across state lines, and help state and territorial agencies deploy their apps quickly.
Just two days ago, Trump removed control of public COVID-19 data from the CDC, and now someone wants to build a national server? What could go wrong?
iOS 13.6: How to Find Symptom Tracking in the Health App
iOS 13.6 brings symptom tracking to the Health app, letting you manually add symptoms and share them with third-party apps.
EyeQue’s Update Lets You Try On Glasses at Home
EyeQue’s new Try-On Glasses service means you can try on several pairs of glasses based on your vision results to find a pair you like best, all while staying safely at home.
EyeQue Try-On Glasses are a low-risk way for consumers to experience their vision through lenses made using their EyeGlass Numbers® (EGNs) – the lens power required to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. EGNs are obtained by taking EyeQue’s self-administered refractive error tests using either the VisionCheck or Personal Vision Tracker, and are in the same format as a traditional prescription.
June 21 Apple Watch Activity Challenge Celebrates Yoga
The next Apple Watch Activity Challenge takes place on June 21 to celebrate International Day of Yoga and earn a special badge.
Apple’s Research App Updated With Survey and Hearing Test
Apple updated its Research app today with a COVID-19 survey for participants in the Heart and Movement Study, and a new test for those in the Hearing Study.
Meditation App ‘Headspace’ Offers Free Year of Premium Content
Headspace is offering Americans a free year of premium access of the full library of guided meditations and courses.
“The current state of unemployment in the US has become an alarming crisis,” the company website said. “To help those affected, we’re offering a full year of Headspace Plus for free. Discover meditation and mindfulness tools to help you feel less stressed, more resilient, and kinder to yourself.”
Nice move. Self-care is important.