Apple VP Sumbul Desai talks Apple Watch in new interview

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What you need to know

  • Sumbul Desai, Apple's Vice President of Health, sat down with CBS Sunday Morning for an interview.
  • The executive talked about the Apple Watch and some of Apple's health features.

Apple has been making the rounds with interviews lately and this latest one is all about health.

Sumbul Desai, Apple's Vice President of Health, recently sat down with CBS Sunday Morning for an interview. The Apple executive talked about the Apple Watch and the company's approach to personal health while respecting privacy.

You can watch the CBS Morning piece and the interview with Desai below:

Experts say devices like smartwatches that continually monitor your health data can also give you early warnings about medical problems before a doctor might. Correspondent David Pogue looks at how self-tracking data may one day help detect conditions like infectious diseases, type II diabetes, heart conditions or even cancer."CBS Sunday Morning" features stories on the arts, music, nature, entertainment, sports, history, science and Americana, and highlights unique human accomplishments and achievements. Check local listings for CBS Sunday Morning broadcast times.

Many are wondering what is next for health from the company. Apple is sure to touch on the subject at WWDC when Tim Cook takes the stage for the customary keynote. In addition to health, Apple is sure to reveal the latest versions of all of its software across its product lineup.

We only have about two weeks until then so there's not much of a wait left!

Joe Wituschek
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Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.