iPhone maker tech company Apple is now going to enter the health sector. Recently the company has announced its health coach project Mulberry. This project named Health Plus will provide personal health counseling, medication, treatment services to users based on their device data. It will analyze data like users’ heart beat, sleep pattern, calorie burn. This project Mulberry can be launched around June 2026. Let’s know what is Mulberry Health Plus project? iPhone’s latest update and What will be its benefits and will it solve the shortage of doctors?
1. If you have not slept well, Health Plus will encourage you to sleep for 7-8 hours.
2. If fluctuations in heart beat indicate stress, it will ask you to meditate or take a break.
3. If more calories are consumed than usual on a particular day, it will ask you to give up sweets.
4. Will help in achieving fitness goals, such as increasing running distance or losing weight.
5. It will have a food eating tracking feature, which will suggest diet to users according to their health.
6. Can make health management easier and cheaper, but in serious cases, doctor’s advice is necessary.
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Technical aspects
Health Plus’s technology is based on machine learning. It is being trained by top physicians, including sleep, nutrition, physical, medical, mental health and cardiologists. The camera can be used to improve workout form in the app, in which computer vision technology will be used.
Experts say that it is important to ensure the accuracy of AI-based advice, as wrong recommendations can cause harm. Along with this, privacy is also a big issue, as health data is very sensitive. Apple will have to ensure the security and privacy of users’ data. Especially when it will be based on a subscription model. Experts have raised concerns that users may become overly reliant on this technology and forget to seek professional medical advice.
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