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.

Two studies suggest both under- and over-estimation of blood oxygen levels ...

-One of healthcare’s most fundamental tools works less reliably for people with darker skin tones. - An Oakland clinic’s lawsuit is helping to change that in California. The pulse oximeter, a device ...

DETROIT – If you or a loved one has had a case of COVID-19, you may be familiar with the Pulse Ox device to check how much oxygen you have in your blood. It’s often the first clue that a COVID patient ...

A portable device used to detect blood oxygen levels revolutionized the medical field 50 years ago and is now receiving essential updates Efforts to improve the accuracy of pulse oximetry readings for ...

Medical assistant Evelyn Rivas removes a pulse oximeter from patient Ja-Mey Scott's index finger at Roots Community Health Center in Oakland recently. (Corinne Purtill/Los Angeles Times) Roots ...

A portable device used to detect blood oxygen levels revolutionized the medical field 50 years ago and is now receiving essential updates Efforts to improve the accuracy of pulse oximetry readings for ...

The FDA has published a set of long-awaited recommendations to the industry to help ensure pulse oximeters work correctly across all skin tones. The agency’s new draft guidance document comes after ...

iHealth Labs, a subsidiary of China-based medical device company Andon Health, has received FDA clearance for a wireless fingertip pulse oximeter, which will be a distinct offering from the consumer ...

Garmin (and other smartwatch manufacturers) have relatively recently started allowing users to measure their ‘Pulse Ox’. Pulse Ox is a proxy for what sports scientists call SpO₂. Essentially this is ...

Pilots should utilize a pulse oximeter to monitor blood oxygen levels, especially when flying above 10,000 feet MSL in unpressurized aircraft, to prevent hypoxia symptoms like confusion and loss of ...

Turning off blood oxygen monitoring is an easy way to save days of battery life without compromising performance ...