FUNAYAMA SPORTCENTER 5. JESSICA: 5 ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT, A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH A MAJOR FLAW. IT'S CALLED A PULSE OXIMETER. YOU MAY RECOGNIZE IT AS THE CLIP THAT DOCTORS PUT ON A PATIENT'S FINGER ...

Oxygen saturation in the blood that is either too low or too high can cause lasting physical harm or even death. This is why patients' oxygen concentrations are monitored continuously in both ...

The fingertip device that measures a person's blood oxygen saturation level can give Black people false readings more frequently than white people, a recent study found. The findings were noted in a ...

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--METTLER TOLEDO announced the introduction of the InTap TM 4070i portable dissolved oxygen measuring system. The InTap 4070i is a portable, battery-powered device based ...

Pulse oximeters are devices that clip onto fingertips to measure how much oxygen is flowing through blood. Courtesy of Jenny Vallimont A study of more than 48,000 blood oxygen measurements shows that ...

Early in the pandemic, when COVID-19 patients were turning up at emergency rooms with dangerously low blood oxygen levels, many people rushed to add pulse oximeters to their home medicine cabinet. The ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I see smart watches that are advertised to measure heart rates, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, and even glucose levels. Are these things accurate? -- A.K. ANSWER: The quality of ...

Apple has your health in mind when it comes to the Apple Watch, which is why it added a blood oxygen sensor starting with the Series 6. This technology can tell if you’re getting enough oxygen to your ...

Your phone camera might have another useful feature beyond taking selfies. Engineers at UC San Diego and the University of Washington published a proof-of-concept study that showed a smartphone was ...