Researchers working to make pulse oximeters work better on all skin colors
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Pulse oximeters don’t work as well on Black patients, despite their common use
The doctors and nurses didn’t believe Tomisa Starr was having trouble breathing. Two years ago, Starr, 61, of…
FDA’s promised rules on pulse oximeters unlikely to end decades of racial bias
Oakland, California — The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed…