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Research confirms that skin pigmentation can reduce the accuracy of pulse oximeters. Researchers found that red light, a key component in pulse oximetry, is more strongly attenuated in pigmented skin.

(CNN) — Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now the US Food and Drug Administration is proposing guidance to help ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a long-awaited plan aimed at improving how pulse oximeters work on people with darker skin — an effort that comes years after research showing that ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that the pulse oximeters that have become essential tools in the fight against COVID-19 may not work as well on people of color. A ...

Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. You can reach Lizzy on Signal at lizzylaw.53. Anil Oza is a general assignment ...

The doctors and nurses didn’t believe Tomisa Starr was having trouble breathing. Two years ago, Starr, 61, of Sacramento, California, was in the hospital for a spike in her blood pressure. She has ...