Unlike a pulse oximeter clipped to your finger, cerebral oximeters track oxygen where it matters most: your brain. During cardiac surgery, trauma cases, or complex neonatal care, brain tissue can ...

As concern grows over racial bias in common medical tools like pulse oximeters, a new study shows that smartphones may offer a simple, accessible way to help correct the problem. Researchers at Brown ...

Pulse oximeter and blood gas analysis readings were taken simultaneously, and most study participants had at least two such readings, for a total of 1,760 paired measurements among the 631 study ...

Walmart's Vibeat Pulse Oximeter, Bluetooth Finger Oxgyen Monitor with Heart Rate for Sport is now just $13.88 (regularly $69.99.) The pulse oximeter has a 4.6 out of 5 star rating with nearly ...

An effective investigation into a Health Cloud-based IoT virtual health monitoring system has been conducted using advanced remote monitoring technology powered by the ESP8266 micro controller. The ...

The FDA announced its draft guidance on recommendations for studies assessing pulse oximeters to ensure the devices perform similarly in individuals with different skin pigments, according to a ...

The FDA has published a set of long-awaited recommendations to the industry to help ensure pulse oximeters work correctly across all skin tones. The agency’s new draft guidance document comes ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a long-awaited plan aimed at improving how pulse oximeters work on people with darker skin — an effort that comes years after research showing ...

Anil Oza is STAT’s 2024-2025 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellow. You can reach Anil on Signal at aniloza.16. In 2022, Noha Aboelata noticed something troubling. The founding CEO of a health ...

Heart attack, also called Myocardial infarction, is when the blood supply to the heart muscle is significantly decreased or entirely blocked. The early diagnosis of heart attacks is essential for ...