The pulse oximeter is currently one of the most essential medical devices. This health instrument can actually help you during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In this photo illustration, a young woman ...

Monitoring your oxygen level with a pulse oximeter if you have COVID-19 can help determine if it falls too low. Low levels may need medical attention. COVID-19 is a respiratory infection. It can cause ...

A systematic review draws together five decades of research -- including more than 730,000 individual measurements -- to assess how a person's skin tone can influence the readings provided by some of ...

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. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, ...

The blood oxygen sensor featured in Apple Watch Series 6 and 7 is “not intended for medical use,” Apple says. That seems odd, considering that low blood oxygen is a serious medical condition. If the ...

The longstanding problem of pulse oximeters providing less-accurate readings for people with dark skin tones got another look Friday from a panel of experts for the US Food and Drug Administration.

WASHINGTON — Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work for patients of color, under a new federal ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work for patients of color, under a new federal ...

When someone arrives at a hospital due to COVID-19 or just about any other issue, pulse oximeters are the go-to gadget to check how much oxygen is in their blood. Once it’s slipped on a patient’s ...