CNN

A growing push to fix pulse oximeters’ flawed readings in people of color: ‘This can be dangerous’

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 ...
techtimes

How To Use Pulse Oximeter To Check COVD-19 Infection? Reading Results, Function, and Other Details

The pulse oximeter is currently one of the most essential medical devices. This health instrument can actually help you during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In this photo illustration, a young woman ...
KTVZ

People with darker skin are 32% more likely to have pulse oximeter readings overestimate oxygen levels, report says

(CNN) — Scientists have long known that pulse oximeters are less accurate when used for people with dark skin tones – and now, a new report offers some insight into just how much more inaccurate these ...
Science Daily

Detailed study demonstrates how pulse oximeters significantly overestimate oxygen readings in people with darker skin tones

A systematic review draws together five decades of research -- including more than 730,000 individual measurements -- to assess how a person's skin tone can influence the readings provided by some of ...
CNN

FDA panel recommends more diversity in pulse oximeter trials

The longstanding problem of pulse oximeters providing less-accurate readings for people with dark skin tones got another look Friday from a panel of experts for the US Food and Drug Administration.