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

Pulse oximetry is noninvasive ... are characteristic for repetitive breathing disturbance in patients with sleep apnea. It is regularly integrated into PSG and CRM. Several indices derived ...

It is monitored through pulse oximetry (a device typically clipped ... But repeated episodes (caused by a lung condition or sleep apnea, for example) can cause damage. Oxygen levels above 90% ...

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 ...

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