Apple Watch Series 10 saved woman’s life from potential cancer complications
The Apple Watch Series 10 and the Vitals app have been credited for saving a woman’s life from potentially fatal complications of her untreated blood cancer.
The New Zealand Herald reports that Amanda Faulkner had received notifications from the Apple Watch Series 10 alerting her of unusually high resting heart rates.
She initially thought the higher heart rates were due to a heavy period, the December heat, and hikes. However, the Vitals app repeatedly prompted her about the outliers for several days.
Faulkner decided to see a doctor and shared her Apple Watch data. She was referred immediately to the emergency department at a hospital for tests. She was later diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia—a rare type of blood cancer.
Doctors at the emergency department told Faulkner that if she had not sought medical attention within days, she could have died from complications of the blood cancer.
She is now waiting for a stem cell transplant in July. Faulkner added that the Apple Watch Series 10 and its data made a “life-changing difference” and increased her odds of beating the cancer.
The Vitals app was introduced in watchOS 11. It shows the typical overnight metrics (heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen, wrist temperature, and sleep duration). The app will analyse these overnight health metrics and offer a typical range for each.
Source: The New Zealand Herald via 9to5Mac
