Darker skin tones are typically the result of the presence of more of the pigment melanin, which can interfere with the absorption of light from the pulse oximeter. In practical terms, this means that ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a long-awaited plan aimed at improving how pulse oximeters work on people ...

How fast you walk can be a vital sign, just like your blood pressure or body temperature, which can reveal a lot about your ...

A recent study found that smoking an e-cigarette decreased the amount of oxygen being taken in by the lungs, regardless of ...

Oxygen saturation is a measure of the oxygen in your blood. Drops in blood oxygen level are called desaturations. Desaturations can occur due to illnesses (like lung disease) while you are awake ...

and showed that using an e-cigarette decreased “venous oxygen saturation,” meaning the user’s lungs are likely taking in less oxygen — regardless of whether the vape contains nicotine.

Princess Kate has been a beloved member of the Royal Family for over a decade, but it seems she's yet to receive any advice ...

Zwerin pieced together “Gimme Shelter” in a cruddy room at the Londonderry Hotel, the film cannisters piled on windowsills.

The rationale was that commercial mydriatics administered during retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening have been ...