This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Why engineers are working to build better pulse oximeters ...

The longstanding problem of pulse oximeters providing less-accurate readings for people with dark skin tones got another look Friday from a panel of experts for the US Food and Drug Administration.

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee met Friday to figure out ways to make pulse oximeters more accurate when doing readings on darker skin both in hospitals and at home, after research ...