Dark nail polish, artificial nails, skin temperature, skin thickness, and tobacco use can also impact results. Randy Gould, ...

What Is a Pulse Oximeter? A pulse oximeter, or pulse ox, is an electronic device that can be attached to your forehead, fingers, nose, foot, toes, or ears. A nurse or medical assistant usually ...

We’re always looking for interesting biohacks here on Hackaday, and this new research article describing a calibrated pulse oximeter for different skin tones really caught our attention.

The first thing to determine is the type of oximeter you need for home use. So, there are three types — fingertip pulse oximeter, handheld oximeter and fetal pulse oximeter. For home use ...

Roots Community Health has sued 12 other firms, including GE Healthcare, CVS and Walgreens, and called for manufacturers and ...

The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered ... During the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Americans bought them for home use. One of them was Walter Wilson, a 70-year-old businessman ...

In many cases, doctors need quick answers. Point-of-care diagnostics, which include on-the-spot tests, allow doctors to get ...

The founding CEO of a health clinic that serves a predominantly Black and brown population, she realized that the racial biases built in pulse oximeters were hurting her patients in Oakland ...

Hundreds of thousands of people trust Onyx, the first self-contained digital fingertip pulse oximeter. Incorporating the electronics and sensor into one unit – the easy-to-use Onyx provides a ...

The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered well ...

Another vital part of the kit is a pulse oximeter, which [Aris] uses to make sure he’s getting enough oxygen. His O 2 saturation actually goes up from his baseline when the hood is on and ...