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![]() FDA regulations block usage of a feature in Apple Watches that would help millions of users monitor their blood-oxygen levels. ![]()
Andrew Bowden's curator insight,
April 28, 2020 12:07 PM
What is the FDA's reasoning behind this? Is Apple going too far?
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another day the FDA might serve best by getting out of the way!
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