Given that the performance of pulse oximeters (POs) is known to vary with the colour of skin, a team of researchers from the University of Nottingham (UoN) have developed a laboratory-based test to ...

Huawei Watch GT2 can now monitor oxygen level in blood. The SpO2 feature has been added to the smartwatch via firmware update which goes by the version number- 1.0.6.26. If you have been using the ...

Fitbit announced the Charge 4 this month last year as its most advanced fitness tracker with built-in GPS and SpO2. Data from the latter sensor was previously only accessible in the Fitbit app, but ...

In a landmark achievement, DRDO's Defence Bio-Engineering & Electro Medical Laboratory (DEBEL), Bengaluru has developed a SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation) Supplemental Oxygen Delivery System. The ...

When Apple launched the first edition of its smartwatch back in 2014, it promised that the Apple Watch would double up as your personal trainer with deep fitness insights. Seven years and a pandemic ...

Fitbit’s range of smartwatches will track blood oxygen levels throughout the time you are wearing them. Fitbit has introduced a new watch face for its Ionic, Versa and Sense smartwatches that comes ...

A total of 11,018 paired SpO2-SaO2 measurements were analysed. All five pulse oximeters returned higher SpO2 values for patients with darker skin tones than patients with lighter skin tones, at any ...

A major UK study shows that commonly used home pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin, increasing the risk of undetected hypoxemia and raising urgent questions about ...

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 ...