Where (and how) you wear your health tracker can impact your data accuracy. Here's what researchers say matters most. Vanessa is a lead writer at CNET, reviewing and writing about the latest ...

This review synthesised existing evidence on racial disparities in pulse oximeter accuracy, quantified the degree of bias, evaluated clinical effects, highlighted implications for practice, and ...

Codeveloped by the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross, these guidelines represent the first comprehensive update of first aid treatment recommendations since 2010. Incorporating the ...

With this multipurpose health testing device, you can measure your body temperature and blood oxygen saturation, take an ECG, and listen to your heart and lungs with a pair of headphones. I’m PCMag’s ...

Pulse oximetry is a test used to measure the oxygen level (oxygen saturation) of the blood. It's an easy, painless measure of how well oxygen is being sent to parts of your body furthest from your ...

Last summer, Northwestern University researchers introduced the first-ever transient pacemaker — a fully implantable, wireless device that harmlessly dissolves in the body after it’s no longer needed.

The optical method to determine oxygen saturation in blood is limited to only tissues that can be transilluminated. The status quo provides a single-point measurement and lacks 2D oxygenation mapping ...