Experts say new FDA guidance may not go far enough to address pulse oximeters’ racial bias
Pulse oximeters are three times as likely to miss dangerously low blood oxygen levels in Black patients as in white ones, one ...
News Medical8d
Exploring the role of melanin in near-infrared spectroscopy measurement outcomes
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a noninvasive method used to monitor changes in hemoglobin concentration and oxygen ...
Tahlequah Daily Press3d
KAISER HEALTH CARE: FDA’s promised guidance on pulse oximeters unlikely to end decades of racial bias
The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered well ...
EurekAlert!10d
Melanin’s impact on oxygen measurement accuracy using near-infrared spectroscopy
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a noninvasive imaging modality that uses light to measure blood oxygen levels and ...
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Melanin Affects Oxygen Measurement Accuracy with NIRS
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a noninvasive method used to monitor changes in hemoglobin concentration and oxygen levels in the body. This ...
Becker's Hospital Review1d
How Medtronic is addressing health equity in pulse oximetry
Across the healthcare landscape, more and more conversations are focusing on health inequity. Specific to pulse oximetry, recent research, media, and regulatory discussions have been raising awareness ...
Colorado family sues after man dies from infection in jail in his 'blood and vomit'
The family of Avery Borkovec, a 22-year-old inmate who died of an untreated staph infection in 2022, filed suit in federal ...
The Lancet1d
Olmesartan-induced collagenous gastritis
A 63-year-old woman presented to our department with a 6-month history of recurrent vomiting and loss of 5 kg in weight. The patient had a medical history of dyslipidaemia and hypertension; she was ...