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Apple Watch heart rate notifications helped 12-year-old girl discover and treat cancer

October 21, 2022

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Apple Watch is often credited with helping people detect heart disease or even saving their lives thanks to features like fall and car crash detection. But this time, a 12-year-old girl was able to discover and treat cancer before it was too late with the help of Apple Watch’s heart rate notifications.

Apple Watch credited with hinting at cancer

As reported by Hour Detroit, Imani Miles, a 12-year-old girl, and Jessica Kitchen, her mother, now see the Apple Watch as more than just an accessory. That’s because, according to Kitchen, Imani’s Apple Watch suddenly started alerting her about abnormally high heart rates. “That’s really weird because it’s never happened before. It just kept going off,” said the mother.

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