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 ...

Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a long-awaited plan aimed at improving how pulse oximeters work on people ...

Acknowledging the disparity in pulse oximetry implicates a $2 billion industry that has faced stricter regulations in recent ...

Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their ...

Pulse oximeters help doctors evaluate a person's pulse rate and the oxygen saturation of your blood. The FDA is proposing ...

The FDA announced its draft guidance on recommendations for studies assessing pulse oximeters to ensure the devices perform ...

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance would require manufacturers of pulse oximeters to gather far more ...

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

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

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