The common medical devices don’t work as well for Black patients. The FDA is now trying to do something about it.

The pulse oxymeters rely on measuring the amount of light passing through a person's finger. Besides blood, this light can ...

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

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 ...

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

The FDA announced its draft guidance on recommendations for studies assessing pulse oximeters to ensure the devices perform ...

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

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 ...

How he survived. Pulse oximeters helped drive racial inequities in care during the pandemic, but many devices at drugstores and online won’t be subject to the guidelines.

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 ...

Oxygen therapy has gained significant traction globally, emerging as a vital medical intervention for a variety of ...

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