How Medical Professionals Use Pulse Oximeters Medical professionals frequently use pulse oximetry to assess a patient’s oxygen level quickly in many settings.

Health care professionals routinely use them in hospitals and clinics when checking vital signs. Pulse oximeters are occasionally used in home settings for people who have underlying health ...

The issue of inaccurate readings for dark-skinned individuals has gotten more widespread attention as the use of pulse oximeters increased dramatically at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pulse oximeters detect oxygen saturation in the blood, and may show a signs of coronavirus. But does everyone need one? What to know, according to a doctor.

However, questions and controversy still surround the at-home use of pulse oximeters, especially when used to monitor for COVID-19.

Should pulse oximeters be used at home to track coronavirus symptoms? Doctors say for most people they aren't needed -- and may even be a bad idea.

The longstanding problem of pulse oximeters providing less-accurate readings for people with dark skin tones got another look Friday from a panel of experts for the US Food and Drug Administration.

A pulse oximeter is worn by Brown University professor Kimani Toussaint. The devices have been shown in research to produce inaccurate results in dark-skinned people, and Toussaint's lab is developing ...

One of the most isolating and scary aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is that people who have COVID-19 or suspect they do are often told to monitor their symptoms at home, and to go to the hosp ...