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Michigan AG presses FDA to toughen stance on racial bias in pulse oximetry
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMichigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined the attorneys general of 23 other states and the...
FDA advisory panel reviewing pulse oximeter accuracy with dark skin
Newsy via AOL· 4 months agohealth worker uses a pulse oximeter to check the oxygen saturation level , Jan. 21, 2021 The...
A Fatal Flaw In Pulse Oximeters Is Hurting Black Patients. The Fix Is Maddeningly Simple.
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMike Crane / GettyThe COVID-19 pandemic has made the pulse oximeter something of a household item,...
FDA panel recommends more diversity in pulse oximeter trials
CNN via AOL· 4 months agoThe longstanding problem of pulse oximeters providing less-accurate readings for people with dark...
Faulty pulse oximeter readings delayed life-saving treatments for Black COVID-19 patients, research...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBlack patients waited one hour longer for access to COVID-19 treatments due to a medical device that...
FDA reviews evidence pulse oximeters less accurate on people with darker skin
NextShark via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Medical Devices Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently met...
Pulse oximeter devices often miss low oxygen levels in Black patients. What a Wisconsin official...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAttorneys general in Wisconsin and other states are urging the federal Food and Drug Administration...
FDA panel recommends new standards for pulse oximeters amid bias concerns
MedTech Dive via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoThe Food and Drug Administration convened an advisory panel on Friday to discuss concerns that pulse...
Pulse oximeters found to be less accurate for Black vs. white patients
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance New research sheds light on the widespread discrepancies of pulse oximeter...
Apple sued over ‘racial bias’ of Apple Watch blood oxygen reader
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApple has been slapped with a class-action lawsuit filed in New York which alleges that the blood...