The Apple Watch Will Save Countless Lives, Lots of Money Too

When patients come to see me in the doctor's office, I am aware that my examinations are just a snapshot of their lives. Over the years I have learned to ask the kind of questions that lead me to the motion picture of illness, where snoring and gasping may be a sign of sleep apnea, frequent urination an indication of diabetes or prostate trouble, and palpitations combined with lightheadedness an indication of a common heart arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation which impacts between 2.7 million and 6 million people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.