DETROIT – If you or a loved one has had a case of COVID-19, you may be familiar with the Pulse Ox device to check how much oxygen you have in your blood. It’s often the first clue that a COVID ...

The company opened a clinical physiology lab near the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, to conduct its clinical ...

Pulse oximeter measurements are less accurate among Black, Hispanic and Asian COVID-19 patients compared to white patients. These inaccuracies may have led to minority patients receiving delayed ...

The pulse oximeter, a device that measures the degree to which red blood cells are saturated with oxygen, is one of healthcare’s most fundamental tools. So when Dr. Noha Aboelata learned that ...

A panel of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Medical Devices Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday to review clinical data about the accuracy of pulse oximetry in patients with darker skin ...

On Wednesday, Masimo Corporation filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief against U.S. Customs and Border ...

Pulse oximeters were invented in 1974, and a body of research – dating to the 1980s – suggests that flawed pulse oximeter readings among Black and brown patients can be a real and life ...

The researchers reported a negative pulse oximetry bias across all skin pigmentations compared with blood gas analysis (median bias, 1.7%; interquartile ratio, –2.8% to –0.5%; average root ...

Consumer Reports investigates pulse oximeters, which don't work as well for people with dark skin, and reviews the work being done to improve these medical devices.

Pulse oximeters monitor oxygen saturation in the blood, which could be a helpful tool for those with COVID-19. Here's where to get one.