Three types of positive screens (screening ‘failures’) are possible that lead to further investigation for the presence of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) by careful evaluation of the infant ...

The bioengineer Takuo Aoyagi died in Tokyo in April, around the same time that people began clamouring to panic buy his 1970s invention, the pulse oximeter. Blood oxygen saturation, which pulse ...

Pulse oximetry is a means for non-invasive monitoring of oxygen saturation in blood. It employs an indirect method of assessing these conditions immediately just by clipping a sensor onto your finger ...

The Apple Watch’s SpO2 sensor that allows wearers to measure their blood oxygen levels was impressive when it first debuted, but it may be even more accurate than initially marketed. According to a ...

When Fitbit launched the Charge 4 fitness band, one of the features we found the most interesting was its ability to estimate users' blood oxygen saturation levels through its SpO2 monitor. Users ...

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 ...

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on the Nasal Alar SpO2 sensor for monitoring oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry. May 2019: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory ...

Ahead of the launch of its latest hardware, Fitibit is giving Ionic and Versa owners a handy new watch face. Available now, the Fitbit SpO2 Signature clock face helps you keep an eye on your blood ...

India is battling against the deadly second wave of the pandemic crisis. At this point in time, there is a shortage of supply of resources such as oxygen cylinders, hospital beds and vaccines. As it ...