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By Christina Farr and Abhirup Roy
Reuters

Apple Inc said an insect to use HealthKit fitness and health application platform prevented its release combined with launch of its iOS 8 computer itself for iPhones and iPads.

HealthKit gathers data such as blood pressure and weight from various health apps on Apple devices, and can be viewed by doctors at one place.

Regulated medical devices, for example glucose monitors with accompanying iPhone apps, can send information to HealthKit.

“We’re working quickly to offer the bug fixed in the software update and have absolutely HealthKit apps available after the month,” a business spokesperson said within the email on Wednesday.

Apple also has pulled some healthcare apps from its app store that connect to HealthKit for example MyFitnessPal and Carrot Fit.

“The MyFitnessPal app, which assists integration with Apple’s HealthKit, was temporarily stripped away from the Apple Store this morning to address some minor issues,” MyFitnessPal said within a statement emailed to Reuters.

“Were dealing with Apple at a solution and definitely will present an new version of your app, without theHealthKit piece (for now), back over the app store shortly,” the business said.

Health information professional WebMD Health Corp said the modern version of its app, which linked to HealthKit, was removed from the app store after being launched previously Wednesday.

“We\’ve been in contact with Apple with this issue, and anticipate seeing the earlier sort of our app (v 5.2) extremely popular store at a temporary basis,” WebMD spokesman Adam Grossberg said in a email to Reuters.

While HealthKit gives help the procedure of data-sharing between physicians as well as those under their care, observers have noted the potential for sensitive data to be abused.

Others are leery of experiencing their sensitive information stored at one location, vulnerable to hackers.

Apple on Wednesday released iOS 8 with latest features and updates, just two days in front of the relieve two new iPhone versions showcased a couple weeks ago.