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

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed new guidance for devices used to monitor blood oxygen levels to improve their ...

At a CVS store in a racially diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn Center, the only devices available to shoppers to measure their ...

The FDA's draft recommendations for pulse oximeters aims to include clinical studies involving at least 150 participants with ...

Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now ...

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Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for patients of color ...

Rather than relying on those testing the devices to judge skin tones, the draft guidance suggests manufacturers should use ...

The Food and Drug Administration's recommendations apply to pulse oximeters, which are clip-on devices used in hospitals and medical clinics to ensure patients are getting enough oxygen.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed new guidance for devices used to monitor blood oxygen levels to improve their accuracy and performance across a range of skin tones.

Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work for patients of color, under a new federal proposal ...