This everyday medical device is suddenly in high demand for its potential in monitoring COVID-19 symptoms, but don't rush out to buy one just yet A pulse oximeter is a small device that clips onto ...

It’s been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic had its first recognized case in the United States, and the virus has claimed the lives of over 443,000 Americans, putting a major strain on the country’s ...

Many patients with severe cases of Covid-19 have been shown to have extremely low levels of oxygen in the blood. Others who have tested positive find themselves experiencing shortness of breath.

Pulse oximeters are becoming increasingly popular for home use, as people buy them to monitor if someone in the family becomes seriously ill with Covid-19. The devices, which measure the percentage of ...

As an emergency medicine physician, Dr. Owais Durrani sees this issue regularly first-hand: When he clamps a pulse oximeter onto a patient’s fingertip to measure their blood oxygen levels, the small ...

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 ...

The doctors and nurses didn’t believe Tomisa Starr was having trouble breathing. Two years ago, Starr, 61, of Sacramento, California, was in the hospital for a spike in her blood pressure. She has ...

Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow Food and Drug Administration guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants with a range of skin pigmentations, according to ...

Global sales of MRI pulse oximeters were valued at ~US$ 29 million in 2018, and are estimated to record a Y-o-Y growth of ~2% in 2019. As per the research findings of a new study by Future Market ...

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 ...