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Problems with pulse oximeters have been known for decades, but it wasn’t until the pandemic that the real dangers to Black ...

Pulse oximeters became critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, but studies show they were less effective on people with darker skin. Pulse oximeters became critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Anil Oza is STAT’s 2024-2025 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellow. You can reach Anil on Signal at aniloza.16. In 2022, Noha Aboelata noticed something troubling. The founding CEO of a health ...

Problems with pulse oximeters have been known for decades, but it wasn’t until the pandemic that the real dangers to Black patients became clear. The common medical devices don’t work as well ...

Pulse oximetry can estimate the levels of oxygen in your blood. Find out how a pulse oximetry test works, what it's used for, and what the readings mean.

Since COVID, concern grows over race-based skin bias in pulse oximeters : Short Wave During the COVID-19 pandemic, one measurement became more important than almost any other: blood oxygen saturation.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a meeting on Tuesday to examine and discuss what an agency panel called “mounting real-world evidence” suggesting that pulse oximeter devices do not ...

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for increased vigilance when using pulse oximeters to measure blood oxygen levels were common, as research indicated these devices may not be as accurate ...

The $249.95 Withings BeamO is an at-home thermometer, stethoscope, pulse oximeter, and EKG in a single device to make telehealth visits easier. It does a little bit of everything.

Minnesota medtech companies have said they were working on boosting clinical trial diversity and oximeter accuracy before the ...