The pulse oximeters, those small clips that doctors and nurses rely on to monitor blood oxygen, weren’t giving everyone the same quality of information. In some patients, especially those with ...

New guidelines to encourage device manufacturers to make pulse oximeters more equitable for patients with darker skin have not been released by the Food and Drug Administration, despite agency ...

Pulse oximeters are widely used to measure blood oxygen levels, but these devices may be less reliable for people with darker skin tones, potentially leading to delayed medical care.. Normal ...

FILE - A health worker uses a pulse oximeter to check the oxygen saturation level of another after administering COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Gauhati, India, Jan. 21, 2021.

FILE - A health worker uses a pulse oximeter to check the oxygen saturation level of another after administering COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Gauhati, India, Jan. 21, 2021.

Anupam Nath. FILE - A health worker uses a pulse oximeter to check the oxygen saturation level of another after administering COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Gauhati, India, Jan. 21, 2021.

Problems with pulse oximeters have been known for decades, but it wasn’t until the pandemic that the real dangers to Black patients became clear. The common medical devices don’t work as well ...

The Food and Drug Administration’s recommendations apply to pulse oximeters, ... — Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data ...

FILE - A health worker uses a pulse oximeter to check the oxygen saturation level of another after administering COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Gauhati, India, Jan. 21, 2021.

Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work for patients of color, under a new federal proposal released ...

FILE - A health worker uses a pulse oximeter to check the oxygen saturation level of another after administering COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Gauhati, India, Jan. 21, 2021.

FILE - A health worker uses a pulse oximeter to check the oxygen saturation level of another after administering COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Gauhati, India, Jan. 21, 2021.