The announcements continue Apple's expansion into the health space, with initiatives ranging from medical studies to medical hardware and apps.
It has hired dozens of people to its health team in the past five years, including doctors, engineers and scientists, but has also recently seen
over differences in opinion. The health team's leader is a high-ranking executive -- the company's chief operating officer, Jeff Williams -- and CEO Tim Cook has said that Apple's advances in health will be its greatest contribution to humanity.annual fall hardware update , where it also announced a slew of updated products, including a new version of the Apple Watch and three new iPhones. Customers will sign up for the studies using a free Apple Research app that will be available to download later this fall.The company has been gradually adding new features associated with women's health monitoring in mind ever since 2014, when it got pushback from users when it announced its HealthKit service without reproductive tracking.
The studies indicates Apple's interest in these areas, but doesn't necessarily mean that it will release new products that cater to them. That might depend on the outcome of the study, and whether there is a potential to impact patient outcomes with the Apple Watch or devices. The wearables space is still nascent, and studies are underway to measure
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