A key advantage of carrying an always-connected device with you is that you can summon help in nearly any emergency. But what if you’re incapacitated? By setting up Medical ID within the Health app in ...

A new feature on the iPhone allows you to share important medical information with emergency crews, with the tap of a screen. It's called Medical ID. It came out with iOS 8, so a year ago, but many in ...

To set up your ID and add the necessary data, open the Health app. The first time you do this, the app will prompt you to set up your health details, such as your name, date of birth, sex, height, and ...

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Have you configured your Medical ID on your iPhone? Mike Matthews wrote about this feature for us in “Can Your iPhone Replace Your Wallet?” (30 June 2017), but all too many people haven’t taken the ...

World Medical Card believes that individuals’ health and safety should never be compromised. Their physical medical ID card ...

Apple is making it easier for iPhone and Apple Watch owners to share their medical information with 911 call centers during an emergency. On Wednesday, the company said iOS 13.5, which it will start ...

A new feature in iOS 13.5 will automatically send your medical information to first responders. Here's how you set it up. Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering mobile ...

Among the many useful things that the pre-installed Health app offers is Emergency Contacts. By adding emergency contacts to your iPhone, you (and emergency services) can quickly contact the most ...

It's been seven years since Apple introduced the Medical ID on your iPhone, and you still haven't set it up. Here's how you do it — and why you should. When Apple announced the Health app at WWDC 2014 ...