Problems with pulse oximeters have been known for decades, but it wasn’t until the pandemic that the real dangers to Black ...

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 these ...

Researchers from UCSF are leading an effort to find out which pulse oximeters work equally well on all skin colors.  NBC News ...

Work by device manufacturers to improve the performance of pulse oximeters on people with darker skin has progressed little since the Food and Drug Administration asked manufacturers in 2013 to ...

The FDA announced its draft guidance on recommendations for studies assessing pulse oximeters to ensure the devices perform ...

Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow FDA guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants ...

Individuals with darker skin tones may have difficulty using certain medical equipment according to recent studies.

Pulse oximeters measure the amount of light that passes through the skin as a way to estimate how much oxygen is in a patient’s red blood cells. Melanin, which absorbs light that passes through ...

Draft recommendations from the FDA call for larger, more inclusive studies to ensure pulse oximeters work for people with ...

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

Scientists at Queensland University of Technology have developed a flexible thermoelectric film that converts body heat into ...

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 ...