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 a pulmonologist, Dr. Kerlan Wolsey is an expert in diseases of the lungs — asthma, COPD and other chronic lung conditions. In his work at Pacific Medical Centers (PacMed) Canyon Park and First Hill ...

A 2026 informational report on the Herz P1 Smart Oximeter fingertip pulse oxygen monitor, covering the company's FDA 510(k) cleared positioning, ±2% SpO2 blood oxygen accuracy specifications, smart ...

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee met Friday to figure out ways to make pulse oximeters more accurate when doing readings on darker skin both in hospitals and at home, after research ...

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel suggested Tuesday that the agency improve how it regulates pulse oximeters, calling for clearer labeling and more rigorous testing of the devices. The ...

NEW YORK — The clip-on devices that use light to measure oxygen levels in the blood are getting a closer look from U.S. regulators after recent studies suggest they don’t work as well for patients of ...

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.

There’s a growing consensus among physicians and government regulators that pulse oximeters measure oxygen levels less accurately in patients with darker skin and need to be fixed. There’s another ...

Tiffany Kinyua is a psychology major with a minor in biology and she is a 2025-26 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are her own.

A Food and Drug Administration panel discussed Tuesday several studies that found pulse oximeters may give less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones. The studies found the devices, ...