Samsung is working on noninvasive blood sugar monitoring tech, which could be a game-changer. But it isn't ready for the ...
The common medical devices don’t work as well for Black patients. The FDA is now trying to do something about it.
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 ...
Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for ...
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 ...
Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow FDA guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants ...
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.