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 ...

Your Apple Watch may be able to do more for your health than you're aware of. Start using these features as you go on your 2026 health journey.

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 ...

AliveCor has launched (and received FDA clearance for) a new ECG sensor built into an Apple Watch strap, as well as an Apple Watch app on which users can see their ECG in near real-time. The strap, ...