The common medical devices don’t work as well for Black patients. The FDA is now trying to do something about it.

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 released ...

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

Pulse oximeters are small finger-clamp devices that estimate how much oxygen is being carried in the blood. Available both over the counter and by prescription, they grew in popularity during the ...

The long-awaited guidance released Monday comes in response to mounting evidence that the devices, which are used to quickly estimate a person’s blood oxygen levels, are less accurate on people ...

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.

Northern Ontario's first hyperbaric oxygen therapy clinic has opened, providing treatment for various medical conditions and ...

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 color, under a new federal ...

Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for patients of color ...

FILE - A health worker uses a pulse oximeter to check the oxygen saturation level of another after administering COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Gauhati, India, Jan. 21, 2021. WASHINGTON (AP ...