• Samsung is working on ways to detect Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) using the Galaxy Watch. • It has also conducted trials and received approval from South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS). • It is also working on EEG devices that strap around the ear and can be used to study drowsiness or increased activity during specific videos, which can eventually be used for hyper-targeted advertising.
Wearables have increasingly been hailed as guardians of human lives. Close-to-medical-grade detection techniques already alert us to certain conditions, even before symptoms progress in the body. While hypertension, sleep apnea, or Atrial Fibrillation can now be commonly detected on smartwatches, AI is enhancing the scope of detection and utility, accelerating detect