Widely used medical device has higher error rate in darker skin, study suggest
Widely used medical device has higher error rate in darker skin, study suggest Widely used medical device has higher error rate in darker skin, study suggest Popular medical device, pulse oximeter, is showing false readings for people with darker skins, leaving medical professionals concerned in a pandemic thats disproportionately impacted black and brown communities. Candese Charles reports. OAKLAND, Calif. - Pulse oximeters are widely used medical devices. During the pandemic theyve been used...
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