Medical terms like blood oxygen, spO2 levels, and oxygen saturation became more popular during the peak COVID-19 pandemic. The Delta variant had taken a massive toll on the population, leading to ...

We are witnessing the worst pandemic situation in the form of coronavirus scare. The cases are increasing sharply and that is leading to massive chaos in hospitals. The condition of many people is ...

Demand for pulse oximeters has soared during the pandemic. However, these devices—an essential part of oxygen therapy for covid-19 treatment—are no longer easy to get. And the market is flooded with ...

When Fitbit launched the Charge 4 fitness band, one of the features we found the most interesting was its ability to estimate users' blood oxygen saturation levels through its SpO2 monitor. Users ...

Put simply, SpO2 is a measure of blood oxygen saturation. The more oxygen you have in your blood, the higher your SpO2 levels are going to be. Seeing as our bodies need oxygen to survive, we can ...

Fitbit’s new Charge 4 fitness band can now display blood oxygen saturation levels while you sleep. The new SpO2 monitor feature tracks your blood oxygen levels when sleeping, and the data can be ...

New York, June 1 (IANS) Pulse oximeter devices that measure oxygen levels (SPo2) overestimated blood oxygen levels in Covid-19 patients who were non-White, finds a new study. The findings, published ...

SpO2. We never knew something like that existed till Covid-19 hit us last year. Pulse oximeters for measuring SpO2 levels flew off store shelves within days. But then, is it always possible to have a ...

Given that the performance of pulse oximeters (POs) is known to vary with the colour of skin, a team of researchers from the University of Nottingham (UoN) have developed a laboratory-based test to ...

Early last Saturday morning, an SOS from the wife of a BITS Pilani classmate flashed on my phone. He had tested positive for covid-19 a few days earlier, and she had been taking care of him at home.