A recent study by researchers at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom reinforced a growing body of knowledge that not all blood oxygenation measurement devices, particularly pulse ...

Small hearts can oftentimes conceal big health and medical challenges, especially when it comes to critical congenital heart disease (CCHD). As the parent of a baby born with this condition, I know ...

Given the extent of disagreement among observers regarding the color of infants observed under identical conditions (i.e., via video recording), the study authors concluded that real-world visual ...

Across the healthcare landscape, more and more conversations are focusing on health inequity. Specific to pulse oximetry, recent research, media, and regulatory discussions have been raising awareness ...

The newborn screening market offers significant opportunities driven by rising neonatal populations and congenital disease ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced the findings of an abstract presented last Saturday at the Society for Technology in Anesthesia 2022 Annual Meeting, which ...

Tania Rocchio says she holds her newborn John Carlo tight after she found out he passed his test. Dr. Robert Koppel performed a pulse-oximetry test, which screens for deadly heart problems in newborns ...

The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered well above the 88% blood oxygen saturation level that signals an urgent risk of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Racial biases persist in the use of pulse oximetry devices for patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) requiring very high levels of oxygen support, a ...

Efforts to fix bias and accuracy problems with pulse oximeters have an uncertain future under the Trump administration. After years of concerns that pulse oximeters may provide less accurate results ...

Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia) give ...

Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) give ...