A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance would require manufacturers of pulse oximeters to gather far more ...

Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now ...

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

The FDA's recommendations apply to pulse oximeters ... doesn't regulate the vast majority of over-the-counter oximeters, most of which are considered "general wellness" devices by the agency.

Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow Food and Drug Administration guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants ...

Responding to complaints that pulse oximeters that measure blood oxygen levels are less accurate in people with darker skin tones, the Food and Drug Administration Monday released long-awaited ...

The Food and Drug Administration's recommendations apply to pulse oximeters ... off the accuracy of readings. In 2021, the FDA warned doctors about potential inaccuracies with oximeters after ...

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance would require manufacturers of pulse oximeters to gather far ... s blood oxygen levels, are less accurate on people with darker skin.

Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now the US Food and Drug Administration is proposing guidance to help make ...

The FDA held two advisory panel meetings — in 2022 and 2024 — to discuss the accuracy of pulse oximeters and ways to improve and evaluate their performance, and the agency issued a safety ...