The doctors and nurses didn’t believe Tomisa Starr was having trouble breathing. Two years ago, Starr, 61, of Sacramento, California, was in the hospital for a spike in her blood pressure.

A pulse oximeter is a small device that clips onto your fingertip, earlobe, or other body part (e.g., nose, toe) and sends infrared and red light through your soft tissues (e.g., skin, nails ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday bolstered its recommendations for pulse oximeter testing following public uproar over how inaccurate readings led to different medical care for patients ...

Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow Food and Drug Administration guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants with a range of skin pigmentations ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday released much-anticipated testing recommendations for pulse oximeters. The draft guidance follows years of discussion about concerns that the devices can ...

The Food and Drug Administration’s recommendations apply to pulse oximeters, which are clip-on devices used in hospitals and medical clinics to ensure patients are getting enough oxygen.