The continued addition of health and fitness features to Apple Watch, Fitbit and other devices, has led to wearers treating them as medical tools — with some over-worrying about their readings.
Lindsay A. Rosman, PhD, assistant professor in the division of cardiology, studies the effects of devices on anxiety and was recently interviewed by AppleInsider.
“As a researcher, I think it’s a fantastic tool,” Dr. Rosman said. “As a clinician in a cardiology clinic in particular, I think it opens the door to a lot of questions and concerns from patients that are currently being unaddressed.”