The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published new draft guidelines aimed at improving the accuracy and performance of pulse oximeters by considering the range of skin tones. The guidance, Pulse ...

At-home health monitoring is becoming more and more accessible. With tools like personal pulse oximeters, health-conscious individuals can feel in charge of their own physical health and doctors can ...

Doctors say for most people they aren't needed -- and may even be a bad idea. Lung problems like pneumonia and respiratory failure can be some of the most severe symptoms of COVID-19. Knowing how your ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered well above the 88% blood oxygen saturation level that signals an ...

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some patients have been monitoring the level of oxygen in their blood using pulse oximeters, which can be purchased at different pharmacies and retail chains, ...