Healthcare professionals have developed several methods for monitoring people's overall health and wellbeing during a regular checkup. Many of these measure substance concentrations or saturations in ...

Pulse oximeters attach a clip-like device to a person’s finger (Aaron Chown/PA) (PA Archive) Inaccurate readings from devices that measure blood oxygen levels could be making it difficult to assess ...

Scientists have long known that pulse oximeters are less accurate when used for people with dark skin tones – and now, a new report offers some insight into just how much more inaccurate these ...

Inaccurate readings from devices that measure blood oxygen levels could be making it difficult to assess the severity of Covid-19 in people from different ethnic groups, research suggests. Pulse ...

The findings are important as high levels of skin pigmentation are linked to ethnic groups who have a poorer outcome from Covid-19, researchers say. Pulse oximeters attach a clip-like device to a ...