Apple is using its new blood oxygen measurement tool to study COVID

The Apple Watch Series 6 is here with more ways to quantify every aspect of your being.

Its latest fancy health feature is a way to measure your blood oxygen levels. Blood oxygen is one indicator of pulmonary health, and Apple is already putting the new capability to a very timely use. 

Apple announced that it is using the blood oxygen feature on the new Apple Watch to study COVID-19. It's partnering with the Seattle Flu Study and the University of Washington School of Medicine to better understand how COVID affects the respiratory system. 

Apple already has a COVID-screening tool available on its website and devices, and is working on contact tracing to help track the spread of the disease.  Read more...

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