Smartwatches can measure everything from heart rate to sleep quality, but one health metric has become particularly relevant over the past two years: blood oxygen saturation. Two of the world's ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pulse oximetry readings in Black pediatric patients overestimated their blood oxygen levels compared with white ...

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Smartphones are already capable of some neat health-centric tricks. From step counting and sleep tracking to measuring pulse and respiration rate, the phone in your pocket is quite a powerful-health ...

At its “Made by Google” event on October 6, Google revealed the latest Pixel collection, which includes the new Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro phones, a Pixel Tablet, and the company’s first smartwatch, the ...

But if pulse oximetry overestimates a patient's blood oxygen levels, that may lead to a delay in treatment or a premature reduction of treatment. Our goal with this analysis was to investigate whether ...

A recent study found that a key tool for reading blood oxygen can give inaccurate readings for Black and Hispanic patients. Pulse oximeters are placed on a person’s finger and can help monitor how ...

Overview:  Modern smartwatches like Garmin Venu 4 and Apple Watch Series 10 track heart rate and SpO₂ with impressive accuracy, keeping your fitness and we ...