Every year, nearly 7,200 infants are born in the United States with a Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD).^1 It is a condition that is often easily detectable and, when discovered, quite ...
This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Why engineers are working to build better pulse oximeters ...
Earlier this week, Masimo announced the FDA clearance of the MightySat Fingertip Pulse Oximeter, representing the first FDA-cleared fingertip pulse oximeter for over-the-counter (OTC) sale directly to ...
From asthma to Covid-19, several conditions can require regular blood oxygen measurements. Currently, these measurements are taken using a pulse oximeter – a device that clips onto your fingertip or ...
Pulse oximeters have been used increasingly during the coronavirus pandemic in hospital and the community A device designed to spot early signs of dangerous falls in oxygen levels in Covid patients ...
A systematic review draws together five decades of research -- including more than 730,000 individual measurements -- to assess how a person's skin tone can influence the readings provided by some of ...
A device designed to spot early signs of dangerous falls in oxygen levels in Covid patients works less well in those with darker skin, experts are warning. NHS England and medicines regulator, the ...
Listen to Short Wave on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, one measurement became more important than almost any other — blood oxygen saturation. It was the one ...