Apple Watch and its built-in health features helped a woman from New Zealand detect rare form of blood cancer early.
Apple Watch Detects Elevated Heart Rate which Leads to Cancer Diagnosis
From time to time, we hear stories about how devices like Apple Watch end up saving lives or lead to a diagnosis of something bigger.
Today’s story out of New Zealand is about Amanda Faulkner, who is a psychiatrist, and recently upgraded to an Apple Watch Series 10.
One day, the Apple Watch Series 10 started sending her notifications that her usual resting heart rate is higher than normal. It was up from 55 beats per minute to a value in the 90s.
Amanda thought the Series 10 must be faulty, but she visited the doctor anyway, which was definitely a smart call.
Once at the hospital, the doctor confirmed that there might be a problem and asked to run some tests. The tests confirmed that she had a rare form of blood cancer, otherwise known as Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.
If she hadn’t taken action on those notifications, it would have been fatal for her life in the next couple of days.
Thankfully, she made it in time and her cancer treatment is underway.
Amanda’s husband says if it wasn’t for Apple Watch, his wife wouldn’t have gotten the chance to beat cancer.
We tend to dismiss these smartwatches from Apple, Google, Samsung, and many others, as toys and notification machines. They’re way more than that.
Take the time out and set up the Vitals app, set up sleep tracking, heart rate notifications, and more, to keep an eye on your overall health. It’s very important, not just for you, but for the people around you as well.
