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Title: The Apple Watch will get little regulation from the FDA on health uses Post by: HCK on March 30, 2015, 09:00:18 pm The Apple Watch will get little regulation from the FDA on health uses
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p class="intro">The Apple Watch (http://www.imore.com/apple-watch) is not going to be highly regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in terms of its health uses.</p> <p>According to a report from Bloomberg, the FDA's Bakul Patel says the agency won't be jumping in to issue rules on how Apple's wearable device can be used by health companies. <!--break--> From Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-30/fda-taking-a-very-light-touch-on-regulating-the-apple-watch):</p> <p>"We are taking a very light touch, an almost hands-off approach," Patel, the FDA's associate director for digital health, said in an interview. "If you have technology that's going to motivate a person to stay healthy, that's not something we want to be engaged in."</p><p>Apparently the FDA is looking to Apple to do some self-policing on health apps made for the Apple Watch:</p> <p>Patel said Apple and Google Inc. and other corporations should play a role in screening applications to be sure health-software developers aren't over-promising the benefits of their products. Both companies have visited FDA headquarters in Maryland to discuss their health initiatives, he said.</p><p>Apple has placed a lot of focus on the health and fitness features of the Apple Watch (http://www.imore.com/apple-watchs-health-and-fitness-features-are-spotlighted-leaked-company-memo). Indeed, the company recently revealed its once secret fitness lab (http://www.imore.com/apple-used-special-lab-gather-fitness-data-apple-watch) that has been gathering health and fitness data from people to use in the development of the Apple Watch.</p> <p>Source: Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-30/fda-taking-a-very-light-touch-on-regulating-the-apple-watch)</p> <div class="devicebox"> <h3>Apple Watch (http://www.imore.com/apple-watch)</h3> <div class="video"><div class="video_iframe"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oSWq43X9S_M?rel=0&autoplay=0&wmode=opaque&controls=2&autohide=1&showinfo=0" width="627" height="353" class="video-filter video-youtube vf-oswq43x9sm" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div></div> <!--/video--> <ul><li>Apple Watch buyers guide (http://www.imore.com/apple-watch-buyers-guide)</li> <li>Apple Watch specs (http://www.imore.com/apple-watch-specs)</li> <li>Apple Watch FAQ (http://www.imore.com/everything-you-need-know-about-apple-watch)</li> <li>Apple Watch news hub (http://www.imore.com/apple-watch)</li> <li>Apple Watch discussion (http://forums.imore.com/apple-watch/)</li> <li>WatchKit FAQ (http://www.imore.com/what-you-need-know-about-watchkit)</li> <li>WatchKit best practices (http://www.imore.com/apple-watch-apps-five-wishes-what-well-soon-be-wearing)</li> </ul></div> <div> <style> <!--/*--><![CDATA[/* ><!--*/ <!--/*--><![CDATA[/* ><!--*/ <!--/*--><![CDATA[/* ><!--*/ .devicebox { background-color: #5CB8DB; 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