Two studies suggest both under- and over-estimation of blood oxygen levels ...

As a triple threat of respiratory illnesses – flu, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV – sweeps the United States, emergency departments are using one small tool more than usual to ...

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. She has ...

(CNN)-- Often when Dr. Thomas Valley sees a new patient in the intensive care unit at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, he clamps a pulse oximeter on their finger -- one of the many devices he uses to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA’s proposed changes to premarket pulse oximeter trial criteria were generally accepted by an advisory ...

Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, Kimani Toussant’s wife, an epidemiologist, brought him an article about how pulse oximeters appeared to be less accurate in people with darker skin. The small ...

Correspondence to: TS Valley thomas.valley@cuanschutz.edu ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. In 2022, Noha Aboelata noticed something troubling. The founding CEO ...

A medical device that measures blood oxygen levels doesn't work as well for Black and Hispanic COVID-19 patients. A new study found inaccurate blood oxygen level readings led to delayed care for Black ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A major UK study shows that commonly used home pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen levels in ...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you have probably heard of a pulse oximeter. This small, clip-like device uses light to quickly measure blood oxygen levels and heart rate. Blood oxygen levels are the ...

Often when Dr. Thomas Valley sees a new patient in the intensive care unit at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, he clamps a pulse oximeter on their finger – one of the many devices he uses to gauge ...