Asian Longhorned Tick Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas Department of Agriculture The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) are alerting the public to the first known occurrence of the Asian longhorned tick (ALHT), Haemaphysalis longicornis, in Kansas. KDHE identified the ALHT after it was found on a dog in Franklin …
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World Alzheimer’s Day 2025: September 21 is observed as World Alzheimer’s Day, aimed at spreading awareness about Alzheimer’s disease; from debunking myths, alerting about warning signs, to highlighting who may be predisposed for better prevention. On this day, let’s take a look at who’s most at risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Alarmingly, women are at a greater risk than men. Women …
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Wednesday September 17, 2025 4:14 pm PDT by Juli Clover With watchOS 26, the Apple Watch Series 9 and later and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later support Hypertension Notifications to give Apple Watch wearers a heads up when chronic high blood pressure is detected. Apple this week provided more insight into how the feature works. There are no …
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Apple today released watchOS 26, the newest version of the watchOS operating system that runs on the Apple Watch. watchOS 26 is compatible with the Apple Watch Series 6, all Apple Watch Ultra models, and the Apple Watch SE 2 and later. You’ll also need an iPhone 11 or later with iOS 26. watchOS 26 can be downloaded for free …
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The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday cleared a new hypertension detection tool for the Apple Watch. The health feature was one of the highlights at Apple’s September iPhone event and will alert Apple Watch owners of potential signs of high blood pressure, a dangerous condition that can lead to heart attack or stroke and goes undiagnosed in millions of people. In addition …
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Starting next week, Apple’s new hypertension notification feature will be coming to Watch Series 9 and later and Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later with the launch of watchOS 26. That’s according to an emailed statement from Apple spokesperson Zaina Khachadourian saying the feature that monitors blood pressure has been cleared by the FDA. Apple’s new hypertension notifications — announced …
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When Apple announced the new Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3 this week, it unveiled its latest health feature: hypertension notifications. At the time, the company said it expected clearance from the Food and Drug Administration in the United States “soon.” As of Thursday night, that clearance has officially been granted, and the hypertension notifications feature is …
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Apple has announced that its new hypertension detection feature, initially exclusive to the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch Series 11, will be expanded to include earlier Apple Watch models. The feature will be available on Apple Watch Series 9 and later, plus Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later models, with watchOS 26. FDA clearance is expected soon, with …
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The Apple Watch Series 11 made its debut at Apple’s “awe dropping” event in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday, vying for a spot on your wrist with a mix of fresh updates including new hypertension notifications, sleep score analysis, 5G connectivity and increased battery life. With a decade of upgrades and refinements, the Series 11 represents a big move for Apple …
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Parents could be alerted if their teenagers show acute distress while talking with ChatGPT, amid child safety concerns as more young people turn to AI chatbots for support and advice. The alerts are part of new protections for children using ChatGPT to be rolled out in the next month by OpenAI, which was last week sued by the family of …
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