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 ...

SKOKIE, Ill., Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A fingertip pulse oximeter distributed by Concord health Supply, Inc. , a family-owned business in Skokie, is earning praise as the best in class for home ...

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 ...

At a CVS store in a racially diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn Center, the only devices available to shoppers to measure their ...

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 ...