The common medical devices don’t work as well for Black patients. The FDA is now trying to do something about it.

Experts say this call is critical to incentivizing manufacturers to fix racial disparities in the accuracy of the devices’ readings. Pulse oximeters are used to detect whether patients are ...

The Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion programs threaten to derail efforts to fix racial ...

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 make ...

Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have ... Drug Administration's recommendations apply to pulse oximeters, which are clip-on devices used in hospitals ...

WASHINGTON — Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would ... s recommendations apply to pulse oximeters, which are clip-on devices used in hospitals and ...