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

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday bolstered its recommendations for pulse oximeter testing following public uproar over how inaccurate readings led to different medical care for patients of ...

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The FDA announced its draft guidance on recommendations for studies assessing pulse oximeters to ensure the devices perform ...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

Tom Nolan reviews this week’s research Exercise for 30 minutes three times a week on an exercise bike for a month; then make the sessions an hour long and add resistance training with two sets of ...

Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow Food and Drug Administration guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants with a range of skin pigmentations, according to ...

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

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 ...

Following the FDA’s release of a guidance requesting more diversity in pulse oximeter testing, the number of clearance ...

These devices, crucial for measuring blood oxygen levels, have shown discrepancies in accuracy when used on darker skin, leading to potential health risks for non-white patients, the study states ...

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