STAT8d
Lawsuit to fix pulse oximeter bias makes progress with device manufacturers
A lawsuit against pulse oximeter manufacturers and distributors is starting to create change. But experts say the FDA needs ...
The Keene Sentinel16d
FDA’s promised guidance on pulse oximeters unlikely to end decades of racial bias
The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered well above the 88 percent blood oxygen saturation level that signals an urgent risk of organ failure and death.
Verywell Health on MSN19d
Pulse Oximeters Are Less Accurate on Darker Skin—And There's No Good Alternative
Pulse oximeters are widely used to measure blood oxygen levels, but these devices may be less reliable for people with darker ...
Medical Xpress24d
FDA's promised guidance on pulse oximeters unlikely to end decades of racial bias, say experts
Months later, in December 2020, Aboelata thought back to her patient as she read a New England Journal of Medicine article showing that pulse oximeters were three times as likely to miss ...
The Daily Item24d
FDA’s promised guidance on pulse oximeters unlikely to end decades of racial bias
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Scientific American26d
Removing Bias from Devices and Diagnostics Can Save Lives
Melanie Hoenig was teaching first-year medical students how to estimate kidney function when one of them, Cameron Nutt, raised his hand. Why, he asked, did the diagnostic algorithm include an ...
Naija Gist - Latest26d
Peller and Jarvis share heartwarming kiss at the 2024 Pulse Influencer Awards
Ibukunoluwa Daramola Ibukunoluwa Daramola is a Celebrity Reporter at Pulse Nigeria. She is a social media savvy journalist who has a flair for writing. Welcome to the Pulse Community! We will now ...