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 ...

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee Tuesday will take up the issue of whether pulse oximeters, the ubiquitous medical devices that became a mainstay for assessing patient oxygen levels ...

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 ...

Many patients with severe cases of Covid-19 have been shown to have extremely low levels of oxygen in the blood. Others who have tested positive find themselves experiencing shortness of breath.

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. One of the most isolating and scary aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is that people who have COVID-19 or suspect they ...

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.

More than two dozen attorneys general are urging Food and Drug Administration officials to take urgent action to address disparities in how well pulse oximeters, the fingertip devices used to monitor ...