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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the founder and chief executive of Masimo Corp., I co-invented the modern day, measure-through motion and low perfusion pulse oximeter (SET Pulse Oximeter) and have spent my life in pursuit of data ...

Normal blood oxygen level is either 95%-100% SpO2 on an oximeter or 80-100 mm Hg from an ABG test. ABG tests are more accurate than pulse oximeters, which have a ...

Blood oxygen measurements taken with pulse oximeters in hospitals tend to be lower than they really are, according to the Equiox study, which was designed to assess the technology’s measurement ...

Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...