How Medical Professionals Use Pulse Oximeters Medical professionals frequently use pulse oximetry to assess a patient’s oxygen level quickly in many settings.

Pulse oximeters detect oxygen saturation in the blood, and may show a signs of coronavirus. But does everyone need one? What to know, according to a doctor.

Pulse oximeters are used to check blood oxygen saturation levels and heart rate, but research suggests these devices may be less accurate in individuals with darker skin pigmentation.

Health care professionals routinely use them in hospitals and clinics when checking vital signs. Pulse oximeters are occasionally used in home settings for people who have underlying health ...

Should pulse oximeters be used at home to track coronavirus symptoms? Doctors say for most people they aren't needed -- and may even be a bad idea.

Pulse oximeters are used to check blood oxygen saturation levels and heart rate. Research suggests that these devices may be less accurate for people with darker skin pigmentation.

But engineers have been thinking about this problem too. In today’s Checkup, let’s look at the problem with pulse oximeters—why they are biased and what technological fixes might be possible.

Twenty-five AGs called on the FDA to take urgent action on pulse oximeters' inaccuracies when used on people with darker skin.

One of the most isolating and scary aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is that people who have COVID-19 or suspect they do are often told to monitor their symptoms at home, and to go to the hosp ...

These devices became more widely used during the Covid-19 pandemic, putting a spotlight on the racial disparities in the accuracy of pulse oximeter readings, said Dr. Dionne Ibekie, an ...