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David Nield

A key Apple Watch health feature just got a landmark stamp of approval

Two Apple Watch 9 models.

Since the Apple Watch first appeared in 2015 – and was initially sold more like a fashion accessory – its reputation as a seriously capable health and fitness tracker has grown and grown. And now it has a new seal of approval from regulators in the US.

As reported by MyHealthyApple (via MacRumors), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has qualified the Apple Watch's atrial fibrillation (or AFib) history feature as an MDDT – or a Medical Device Development Tool.

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