Following very many specific studies and research collaborations, Apple has announced a new program that takes a holistic overview of health.
Enrollment screen for the US-only Apple Research app
Previously, Apple has collaborated with medical researchers on issues ranging from menstrual cycles and even pickelball, to hearing loss and also sleep tracking. Now the company says it wants to research overall health issues, and has launched a new Apple Health Study in collaboration with the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
“We’ve only just begun to scratch the surface of how technology can improve our understanding of human health,” Calum MacRae, MD, PhD., a cardiologist, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and principal investigator of the Apple Health Study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said in a statement. “We are excited to be part of the Apple Health Study, as it will continue to explore connections across different areas of health using technology that so many people carry with them every day.”