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Stanford University Hospital and Duke University are organizing health trials that will rely on HealthKit to collect and disseminate data on participants' health metrics, Reuters reported Monday. Stanford will use HealthKit to track blood sugar in children with diabetes, while Duke will use the platform to track a wide range of measurements, including weight and blood pressure, in patients with cancer or heart disease, according to Reuters.

Apple unveiled HealthKit in June at the Worldwide Developers Conference. The platform is designed for app developers that want to collect health information or disseminate it. Apple envisions the technology being used in tandem with its hardware to collect health information and then have that data sent off to doctors, with a patient's permission.

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http://www.cnet.com/news/apples-healthkit-to-be-used-in-diabetes-trials-report-says/