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

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

The FDA announced its draft guidance on recommendations for studies assessing pulse oximeters to ensure the devices perform ...

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

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

On November 1, 2023, a contingent of 25 US state attorneys general wrote to the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to encourage the agency “to act with urgency to address the ...

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

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.

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 ...