The common medical devices don’t work as well for Black patients. The FDA is now trying to do something about it.

Another paper published in 2022 found that Black patients had higher odds than White patients of having low blood oxygen measured in their blood-drawn readings but not detected by pulse oximetry – so ...

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In this article, we discuss the problem that racial bias in pulse oximetry poses, the pressure on the FDA to address that bias, and the prospects for its near-term resolution. Although the impact ...

Szyman led Edwards Lifesciences’ critical care unit for more than a decade before BD acquired the group last year. Her ...

The FDA announced its draft guidance on recommendations for studies assessing pulse oximeters to ensure the devices perform ...

Opens in a new tab or window There was "low but improving uptake" of reporting about the diversity of participants in summary documents for FDA-cleared pulse oximeters after voluntary guidance was ...

UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in shares of Masimo Co. (NASDAQ:MASI – Free Report) by 180.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 191 shares of the medical equipment ...

Riddle Hospital was cited by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for failing to properly monitor a patient’s vital signs in ...

Cassiere also heads a committee of independent experts assembled by the FDA to look into the pulse oximetry issue. Potential problems with the measurement devices have been known for decades.