Researchers in India developed a low-cost smartphone attachment that allows community health workers to capture eye images for remote diagnosis by ophthalmologists, achieving 96% agreement with in-person cataract referral decisions. The portable device could expand screening for cataracts and other eye diseases in remote rural areas where access to specialists is limited.
Apple Health is partnering with Quest Diagnostics to offer a $119 blood panel featuring over 50 biomarkers, available through the Apple Health app starting in 2026. The service can be ordered without a doctor's order and performed at 2,000 US Quest locations, with results automatically integrated into Apple Health.