Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their ...

Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow Food and Drug Administration guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants with a range of skin pigmentations, according to ...

These devices, crucial for measuring blood oxygen levels, have shown discrepancies in accuracy when used on darker skin, leading to potential health risks for non-white patients, the study states ...

Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow Food and Drug Administration guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants ...

Following the FDA’s release of a guidance requesting more diversity in pulse oximeter testing, the number of clearance ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published draft guidance aimed at improving the performance of pulse oximeters across all skin colours, following research suggesting the medical devices ...

At a CVS store in a racially diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn Center, the only devices available to shoppers to measure their ...

On January 6 and 7, 2025, the FDA announced, by our count, 31 draft or final guidances, on a wide range of topics. Historically, an ...

Calling people "mentally ill" based on their sexual identity and referring to women as "household objects" will now be allowed in the context of political discussions on social media giant Meta's ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Researchers studied oxygen treatment as a potential therapy to target specific cells linked to the development of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders like high blood pressure ...