The pulse oximeter is currently one of the most essential medical devices. This health instrument can actually help you during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In this photo illustration, a young woman ...

"Although absolute differences in readings were small, they can result in substantially higher rates of false negatives and ...

This large prospective UK study compared five low-cost fingertip pulse oximeters with arterial blood gas measurements and ...

A New Hampshire emergency room doctor says simple technology could save lives in the fight against the coronavirus. Dr. Richard Levitan, who has three decades of experience, volunteered last month at ...

How to use oximeter correctly: Breathlessness and shortage of oxygen have caused serious damage and are among the major reasons that have left people gasping for breath and also caused fatality.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — In a recent CBS News interview, a doctor helping in a New York hospital said he saw COVID-19 patients with low oxygen levels. He believes checking levels at home could ...

Doctors say for most people they aren't needed -- and may even be a bad idea. Lung problems like pneumonia and respiratory failure can be some of the most severe symptoms of COVID-19. Knowing how your ...

DETROIT – If you or a loved one has had a case of COVID-19, you may be familiar with the Pulse Ox device to check how much oxygen you have in your blood. It’s often the first clue that a COVID patient ...

A long-awaited study commissioned by the FDA has muddied the path forward on how to reduce racial bias in pulse oximeter ...

Apple's new Apple Watch Series 6 goes all-in on health care, including a new feature to measure blood oxygen level-- a vital sign that's been helpful monitoring COVID-19, among other things. Other ...

In a suit filed against CVS, Walgreens, GE Healthcare and many other medical technology companies and sellers of pulse oximeters – devices that use light to measure oxygen saturation in the blood – ...