STAT

FDA releases long-awaited guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for all skin tones

Usha Lee McFarling is a former STAT reporter. 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. Responding to ...
Star Tribune

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 of ...
STAT

No one’s quite sure how to fix pulse oximeters. The FDA asked this lab to find answers

SAN FRANCISCO — The discovery that fingertip oxygen-measuring devices might contribute to health disparities because they appear to work less well on patients with darker skin has roiled the world of ...
EDN

Taking the measure of pulse generators

Testing advanced semiconductor devices, as well as RF devices such as high-speed serial communications links, are among the many uses for instruments with pulse capabilities. Pulse or pattern ...