People suffering from sleep issues may soon be able to rest easier, thanks to a new ring-like device that could revolutionize ...

Before the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans had heard about pulse oximeters only via TV shows where EMTs shout out a patient’s “pulse ox” — or measure of oxygen in the blood.

Pulse oximeters — viewed as a critical in the fight against COVID-19 — may not work as advertised for people of color. "The devices may be less accurate in people with dark skin pigmentation ...

In two trials for sleep-related breathing diseases, a software platform analyzed nightly sleep metrics from a ring pulse ...

Finger-mounted pulse oximeters show potential for tracking sleep apnea symptoms and treatment response in patients.

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday bolstered its recommendations for pulse oximeter testing following public uproar over how inaccurate readings led to different medical care for patients of ...

Pulse oximeters routinely overestimated levels of oxygen in the blood in darker-skinned Covid patients, leading to delays in treatment and hospital readmissions, according to a research article ...

By John Schwartz and Hikari Hida Takuo Aoyagi, a Japanese engineer whose pioneering work in the 1970s led to the modern pulse oximeter, a lifesaving device that clips on a finger and shows the ...