In order to leverage this new technology in research, Apple announced they will partner with a
variety of other institutions for various causes. University of California, Irvine, and Anthem will
focus on research to control and manage asthma by correlating blood oxygen levels with other
health metrics. The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
at the University Health Network will partner to better understand how blood oxygen
measurements can be used to manage heart failure. Finally the Brotman Baty Institute for
Precision Medicine and the University of Washington School of Medicine will partner with Apple
to research how the Apple Watch's health sensors could be used to detect early signs of
illnesses such as flu or coronavirus.