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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling for stricter testing standards for pulse oximeters—devices commonly used to ...