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.

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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.

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 ...