RAPS

FDA advisors want standards, labeling to address racial disparities with pulse oximeters

A panel of external US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) experts are urging more research to improve the efficacy of pulse oximeters in people with darker skin, creating a standard skin pigmentation ...
STAT

FDA-funded study of pulse oximeter accuracy yields surprising and confusing results

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Rather than provide clarity on how to reduce racial bias in pulse ...
WRAL

FDA panel recommends more diversity in pulse oximeter trials

CNN — (CNN) — The longstanding problem of pulse oximeters providing less-accurate readings for people with dark skin tones got another look Friday from a panel of experts for the US Food and Drug ...
Consumer Reports

Pulse Oximeters Don't Work as Well for People With Dark Skin. Scientists Are Racing to Fix Them.

Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, Kimani Toussant’s wife, an epidemiologist, brought him an article about how pulse oximeters appeared to be less accurate in people with darker skin. The small ...