New FDA rules to cut racial bias in some, but not all, devices to measure oxygen in the blood
Pulse oximeters helped drive racial inequities in care during the pandemic, but many devices at drugstores and online won’t ...
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FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin tones
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 ...
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FDA recommends more robust testing of pulse oximeters to avoid bias in people with dark skin tone
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday bolstered its recommendations for pulse oximeter testing following public uproar over how inaccurate readings led to different medical care for patients ...