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Innovating Women’s Health: Lindsey Calcutt on Smart Wearables and Fertility Tracking
Recorded at SCbio’s 2025 annual conference, hosts Heather and Lauren are joined by Lindsey Calcutt, an award-winning entrepreneur and the CEO and C...
Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color. The FDA wants to change that
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By MATTHEW PERRONE – AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical de...
Asian, Black, Hispanic Patients Have Higher Pulse Oximetry Readings
Asian, Black, Hispanic Patients Have Higher Pulse Oximetry Readings
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Scientists seek solutions after studies show pulse oximeters don't work as well for people of color
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When Dr. Thomas Valley sees a new patient in Michigan Medicine’s intensive care unit in Ann Arbor, he often clamps a pulse oximeter on...
Pulse Oximetry Readings Are Less Accurate for Black, Hispanic, and Asian People With COVID-19
Pulse oximeter devices, a common tool used to guide medical decision-making in COVID-19 patients, overestimated the blood oxygen levels in nonwhite...
Inaccurate pulse oximeter measurements delayed COVID treatment for people of color
Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration. Rascoe’s White House c...
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