Imagine having a mini heart monitor right on your wrist. The Apple Watch ECG app makes this possible, allowing you to take an electrocardiogram, also called an ECG or EKG, which represents the ...

With the addition of FDA clearances for the ECG sensor and irregular heart rate algorithm, the Apple Watch is now technically a medical device. But it is still primarily a consumer product, and its ...

Back in September, Apple announced that it had added new heart monitoring hardware to the Apple Watch Series 4, enabling the wearable to produce electrocardiogram (ECG) readings — with an FDA-approved ...

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 ...

Apple Watch Series 4’s groundbreaking ECG functionality could soon be arriving in Europe. Evidence suggests that the watchOS 5.2 update will finally make the ECG app available in a number of new ...

Doctors found that if your Apple Watch ECG indicates you have a heart problem, you almost certainly do. Photo: Apple The electrocardiogram built into recent Apple Watch models isn’t likely to give ...

Apple made big waves at its last September special event by announcing — concurrent with FDA's announcement of its clearance — an ECG reader built into the Apple Watch Series 4. Now, according to a ...

After Apple claimed its Apple Watch Series 4 would be the first FDA-cleared over-the-counter device with an electrocardiogram, AliveCor struck back, noting it obtained FDA clearance for similar ...

Most of us wear an Apple Watch to track our steps and respond to texts on the go, ignoring the more advanced features — but sometimes, those features could save your life. Rachel Manolo says the Apple ...