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People with darker skin are 32% more likely to have pulse oximeter readings overestimate oxygen...
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoScientists have long known that pulse oximeters are less accurate when used for people with dark...
An essential medical device fails people of color. A clinic is suing to fix that
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoInaccurate pulse oximeter readings are more common in Black patients than non-Black ones. It was a...
FDA panel recommends more diversity in pulse oximeter trials
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe longstanding problem of pulse oximeters providing less-accurate readings for people with dark...
Pulse oximeter devices often miss low oxygen levels in Black patients. What a Wisconsin official...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAttorneys general in Wisconsin and other states are urging the federal Food and Drug Administration...
FDA convenes meeting on ‘mounting real-world evidence’ pulse oximeters are less accurate for people...
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance FDA panel meets to discuss pulse oximeters, which are medical devices that measure...
Michigan AG presses FDA to toughen stance on racial bias in pulse oximetry
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMichigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined the attorneys general of 23 other states and 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 new standards for pulse oximeters amid bias concerns
MedTech Dive via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoThe Food and Drug Administration convened an advisory panel on Friday to discuss concerns that pulse...
25 attorneys general urge FDA to act fast to mitigate risk of racial bias in pulse oximetry
MedTech Dive via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoDive Brief: Attorneys general from 25 states have asked the Food and Drug Administration to “act...
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...