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

Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now the US Food and Drug Administration is proposing guidance to help make these ...

Researchers from UCSF are leading an effort to find out which pulse oximeters work equally well on all skin colors.  NBC News ...

The FDA announced its draft guidance on recommendations for studies assessing pulse oximeters to ensure the devices perform ...

Individuals with darker skin tones may have difficulty using certain medical equipment according to recent studies.

Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow FDA guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants ...

Pulse oximeters measure the amount of light that passes through the skin as a way to estimate how much oxygen is in a patient’s red blood cells. Melanin, which absorbs light that passes through ...

Draft recommendations from the FDA call for larger, more inclusive studies to ensure pulse oximeters work for people with ...

Scientists at Queensland University of Technology have developed a flexible thermoelectric film that converts body heat into ...

In 2023, the reprocessing program at one of its 14 hospitals, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, saved $1.7 million and ...

Doctors say while it's important for people to establish fitness goals in the new year, there are other additional health ...