These devices, crucial for measuring blood oxygen levels, have shown discrepancies in accuracy when used on darker skin, leading to potential health risks for non-white patients, the study states ...

Following the FDA’s release of a guidance requesting more diversity in pulse oximeter testing, the number of clearance ...

The Ringconn app also graphs heart rate, which tracks very closely with the results from my Google Watch. It reports on its ...

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

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

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

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 6 issued new draft guidance to help improve the accuracy and performance of pulse oximeters that are used for medical purposes across populations with a r ...

Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for ...

The FDA recommendations apply to only professional oximeters used in hospitals, doctor's offices, and other medical settings.

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a long-awaited plan aimed at improving how pulse oximeters work on people ...

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