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Title: Researchers say Apple Watch data could be unreliable for health studies due to ‘black boxes’
Post by: HCK on July 31, 2021, 04:05:17 pm
Researchers say Apple Watch data could be unreliable for health studies due to ‘black boxes’

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<p>Apple Watch has introduced a host of health benefits over the last six years including monitoring heart health/ECG readings, fall detection, blood oxygen, exercise tracking, and has become more widely used in health studies (https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/07/apple-watch-long-covid-effects/). However, researchers from Harvard and the University of Michigan have now shared concerns about relying on Apple Watch for studies with the wearable’s algorithms creating “black boxes.”</p>
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