More than two dozen attorneys general are urging Food and Drug Administration officials to take urgent action to address disparities in how well pulse oximeters, the fingertip devices used to monitor ...

That’s where pulse oximeters come in. These small devices measure your heart rate and SpO₂. They give you another way to understand how your body responds during exercise and recovery. Also, they may ...

As a triple threat of respiratory illnesses – flu, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV – sweeps the United States, emergency departments are using one small tool more than usual to ...

As an emergency medicine physician, Dr. Owais Durrani sees this issue regularly first-hand: When he clamps a pulse oximeter onto a patient’s fingertip to measure their blood oxygen levels, the small ...

Pulse oximeters were a critical part of life-saving care during the COVID-19 pandemic, shaping treatment by measuring oxygen levels in the blood. The devices, which became common in the 1980s, have ...

Devices that measure oxygen levels in the blood don’t work as well in people with dark skin. Researchers want to change that. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review's weekly ...

Wrist pulse oximeters can look similar, making it hard to decide which one to buy. This in-depth guide covers everything you need to know to find your best fit.

Over-the-counter pulse oximeters, available online for as little as $14.99, use similar technology but are largely unregulated. So, too, are Apple Watches and other fitness gizmos that often include ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Rather than provide clarity on how to reduce racial bias in pulse ...