The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed new guidance for devices used to monitor blood oxygen levels to improve their accuracy and performance across a range of skin tones.

Pulse oximeters clip onto a fingertip and pass red and infrared light through the skin to gauge oxygen levels in the blood. Doctors have long known that pulse oximeters are less accurate in ...

Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work for patients of color, under a new federal proposal ...

Washington: Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work for patients of colour, under a new federal ...