The common medical devices don’t work as well for Black patients. The FDA is now trying to do something about it.
The Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion programs threaten to derail efforts to fix racial ...
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 ...
Hundreds of thousands of people trust Onyx, the first self-contained digital fingertip pulse oximeter. Incorporating the electronics and sensor into one unit – the easy-to-use Onyx provides a ...
The guidance affects several types of the device, including those for the ear and more common clamplike fingertip pulse oximeters shining bright light through the blood, measuring how it reflects ...
Individuals with darker skin tones may have difficulty using certain medical equipment according to recent studies.
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But her request for supplemental oxygen while hospitalized was denied, Starr said, because readings from a pulse oximeter on her finger falsely indicated that she was getting plenty of air on her own.