Common pulse oximeters, used to check blood oxygen, are dangerously inaccurate at low levels, a new study warns. Crucial for ...

Dr Martin J Tobin discusses health disparities related to pulse oximeter accuracy and the need for improvement to make health care equitable.

Use this chart to interpret your oxygen level and decide what to do next. Pulse Ox Reading: Heart Rate: What You Should Do: 95% to 100%: 60-100: Normal: 95%: 101-109: Continue monitoring: 93% to 94%: ...

Blood oxygen measurements taken with pulse oximeters in hospitals tend to be lower than they really are, according to the Equiox study, which was designed to assess the technology’s measurement ...

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 ...

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 problem with pulse oximeters your doctor ...

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.

After that, the lab set up its own ratings page, a kind of Consumer Reports for pulse oximeters. According to its tests, some expensive devices don't work; a few of the $35 gadgets are more ...