Pulse oximeters routinely overestimated levels of oxygen in the blood in darker-skinned Covid patients, leading to delays in treatment and hospital readmissions, according to a research article ...

Apple may soon add to the health-tracking features in Apple Watch with the ability to detect users’ blood oxygen levels and notify users when these are at a dangerously low level. 9to5Mac discovered ...

The pulse oximeter, a device that measures the degree to which red blood cells are saturated with oxygen, is one of healthcare’s most fundamental tools. So when Dr. Noha Aboelata learned that research ...

(CNN) — Scientists have long known that pulse oximeters are less accurate when used for people with dark skin tones – and now, a new report offers some insight into just how much more inaccurate these ...

A new sensor could soon allow hospital patients' blood oxygen levels to be checked via their breath. The technology is claimed to be more reliable and less painful than existing traditional methods.

Apple has restored blood oxygen tracking on new Apple Watch devices in the United States through a clever data-handling workaround. The company had to disable this health feature in January 2024 ...

A U.S. Customs ruling has allowed Apple to restore blood oxygen readings for U.S. Apple Watch buyers for whom the feature was disabled in early 2024. For these users, the redesigned approach works by ...

Tucked away in some Garmin watches is a sensor that enables continuous blood oxygen monitoring, a feature the company refers to as ‘Pulse Ox’. You may have seen the feature appear in menus or in ...

Pulse oximeters work by sending light beams through someone’s finger to estimate the oxygen saturation of their blood and their pulse rate. Ongoing research has found that if these devices are not ...