EKG, other heart health features come to Apple Watch


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  • Monday, 10 Dec 2018

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2018, file photo, Jeff Williams, Apple's chief operating officer, speaks about the Apple Watch Series 4 at the Steve Jobs Theater during an event to announce new Apple products in Cupertino, Calif. The latest software update to the newest Apple Watch, the Series 4, will now let people take EKGs of their heart and notify them when they have an irregular heartbeat. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

NEW YORK: Apple Watch is now fulfilling its promise to let people take EKGs of their heart and notify them of any irregular heartbeat. 

Apple announced the heart features in September, but didn’t make them available until Dec 6. The new features have been given clearance by the US Food and Drug Administration and are for US customers only. 

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