Telehealth company Tyto Care is continuing to expand its platform with the launch of a pulse oximeter to enable people to check their blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels and heart rate at home. The ...

As an emergency medicine physician, Dr. Owais Durrani sees this issue regularly first-hand: When he clamps a pulse oximeter onto a patient's fingertip to measure their blood oxygen levels, the small ...

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 ...

For most patients, a pulse oximeter is a familiar device from visits to the doctor's office. Placed on a finger or a patient's ear lobe, pulse oximeters are an easy way to quickly get a measure of ...

The Food and Drug Administration convened an advisory panel this month to discuss concerns that pulse oximeters may be less accurate in people with dark skin pigmentation. The agency asked panelists ...

Pulse oximeters measure blood oxygen level — how much oxygen is present in your blood and how well it is transported to the extremities (blood pressure monitors are different). Medical pulse oximeters ...

One study on flawed pulse oximeter readings, published in 2022, found that among more than 3,000 hospitalized patients receiving intensive care, those who were Asian, Black and Hispanic received less ...

A new battle is emerging in the fight for health equity, and it’s centered on the humble pulse oximeter. On November 1, 2023, 25 state attorneys general sent a letter to the Food and Drug ...

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Personify Care has integrated blood oxygen saturation data from iHealth's wireless pulse oximeters into its patient management software to support remote COVID-19 patient monitoring. The company noted ...

As an emergency medicine physician, Dr. Owais Durrani sees this issue regularly first-hand: When he clamps a pulse oximeter onto a patient’s fingertip to measure their blood oxygen levels, the small ...