Samsung Users Can Now Share Health Data Directly with Doctors
The enhancements, coming as part of a One UI 8 software update, will include tools for streamlining doctor-patient communication.
Samsung Electronics, an affiliate of Samsung Group, has planned to develop a platform for the users to share the health data directly with doctors in between visits, which will be launched as part of a beta program this month in the US.
The update is a stepping stone in the technology-driven health care race
including measuring antioxidant levels and vascular load, as well as a running coach and sleep management upgrades.
The feature will also include tools for measuring antioxidant levels and vascular load, a running coach, and sleep management upgrades.
As per the official announcement, the features will be available on last year’s Samsung Galaxy Watch models, and the bedtime coach tool will come to the Galaxy Watch 5 and more recent devices.
New Health Upgrades on Samsung Watch
To check antioxidant levels on a new-generation Samsung watch, users will be able to press their finger tip against the sensors on the device’s back. Further, the feature can then share suggested nutritional changes, such as eating antioxidant-rich foods like berries, to improve readings.
Additionally, the watch's vascular load feature aims to identify the risk of stroke and other cardiovascular issues by measuring pulse waves while the user sleeps to determine how much pressure they’re putting on their arteries.
Moreover, an enhancement suggests to a user when they should go to sleep based on data it has analyzed over the past several days.
The new running feature helps people train for races after analyzing their baseline running performance.
Samsung health executive Dr Hon Pak said, “We think there’s a responsibility and a potential for bringing the experience into an ecosystem so that the users have a more simple experience rather than having 10 different apps to manage your condition.”
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