FDA’s Promised Guidance on Pulse Oximeters Unlikely To End Decades of Racial Bias By Arthur Allen October 7, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/pulse-oximeters-racial-bias-fda-rules/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_efHYrjcWEBBkXR3kIuL1L0lBHJr9iWa2nMvZPXcgqleqhvLNbdmWw42pc5Hv2hSgO8slruACjvIZun3kdkWSSiWTwIA&_hsmi=328732711&utm_content=328732711&utm_source=hs_email FDA’s Promised Guidance on Pulse Oximeters Unlikely To End Decades of Racial Bias By Arthur Allen For decades, the pulse oximeters used in hospitals, ambulances, and homes have underestimated the oxygen needs of darker-skinned patients. The FDA is preparing guidelines to fix that. But will the new rules go far enough?