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Pulse oximeters miss hypoxemia more often in people with darker skin, study finds

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A major UK study shows that commonly used home pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen levels in ...

The problem with pulse oximeters your doctor probably doesn’t know about

The doctors and nurses didn’t believe Tomisa Starr was having trouble breathing. Two years ago, Starr, 61, of Sacramento, ...