The faulty pulse oximeter readings for patients of color “could preclude Black patients from being candidates for advanced therapy” such as heart pumps or heart transplants, said Sarah Adie ...

With the return of winter and the rise of respiratory illness, it might be beneficial to have an easy-to-reach pulse oximeter. Granted, you won’t get medical-level accuracy with your home-built ...

Wearables are getting serious about health, and the use of health and wellness features, such as heart-rate monitoring and pulse-oximeter tracking, has become increasingly popular. But why measure ...

In 1995 Nonin Medical revolutionized pulse oximetry with the Onyx. Hundreds of thousands of people trust Onyx, the first self-contained digital fingertip pulse oximeter. Incorporating the ...

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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration’s recommendations apply to pulse oximeters, which are clip-on devices used in hospitals and medical clinics to ensure patients are getting enough oxygen.

The faulty pulse oximeter readings for patients of color “could preclude Black patients from being candidates for advanced therapy” such as heart pumps or heart transplants, said Sarah Adie ...

She has multiple chronic health problems, including heart failure, and uses an oxygen tank at home. But her request for supplemental oxygen while hospitalized was denied, Starr said, because readings ...