The FDA's draft recommendations for pulse oximeters aims to include clinical studies involving at least 150 participants with ...

Older adults and people with lighter skin tones are at the highest risk of developing skin cancer. Factors that affect skin cancer growth rates include: The key to early skin cancer detection and ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. health regulator on Monday proposed new guidelines for widely-used blood oxygen monitoring devices to improve their performance across skin tones amid growing evidence that ...

Traditional medical imaging – used to diagnose, monitor or treat certain medical ... The team tested the forearms of 18 volunteers, with skin tones ranging from light to dark.

16. Responding to complaints that pulse oximeters that measure blood oxygen levels are less accurate in people with darker skin tones, the Food and Drug Administration Monday released long-awaited ...

The devices don’t work as well on people with darker skin, and experts say the agency should call for more testing and labeling. Devices that monitor ... with darker skin tones — a disparity ...

Skin problems don’t just affect physical health—they can deeply impact self-confidence and emotional wellbeing, especially when visible on the face or exposed areas. Many people don’t ...

Darker skin tones have more melanin. The pigment protects against sun damage and lowers the risk of skin cancer. Some people with dark complexions think melanin shields them from getting cancer ...

A project at The George Washington University’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences in D.C. aims to show more examples of how different skin conditions would look like on different skin tones.

The FDA's recommendations, which aim to tighten regulatory oversight, include clinical studies involving at least 150 participants with diverse skin tones, ensuring that at least 25 percent of ...