Pulse oximeters are usually purchased for home use by people who want or need to monitor their oxygen supply, including patients with chronic lung conditions such as COPD, performance athletes or ...

Pulse oximeters detect oxygen saturation in the blood, and may show a signs of coronavirus. But does everyone need one? What to know, according to a doctor.

Health care professionals routinely use them in hospitals and clinics when checking vital signs. Pulse oximeters are occasionally used in home settings for people who have underlying health ...

A pulse oximeter, using light, detects this movement and calculates your heart rate in beats per minute, or BPM, basically the same way every Apple Watch since the first one does.

The use of a medical device called a pulse oximeter, which measures blood oxygen levels, has increased considerably since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s in part because it’s ...

Using a pulse oximeter can help ascertain whether you’re responding to new medications and evaluate your condition post-surgery.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans had heard about pulse oximeters only via TV shows where EMTs shout out a patient’s “pulse ox” — or measure of oxygen in the blood. But when ...

One of the most isolating and scary aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is that people who have COVID-19 or suspect they do are often told to monitor their symptoms at home, and to go to the hosp ...

ICU patients with darker skin who received less accurate pulse oximeter readings also received less supplemental oxygen, a new study found.

To use a pulse oximeter, press the device open as you would press a clip or clothespin, and place your finger snugly inside. The device beams different wavelengths of light through your finger.

Pulse oximeters are less accurate when measuring the blood oxygen level of people with darker skin. Makers need to fix that problem.

Should pulse oximeters be used at home to track coronavirus symptoms? Doctors say for most people they aren't needed -- and may even be a bad idea.