Home fingertip oxygen monitors less accurate for people with darker skin tones: Study

Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) give higher readings for patients with darker than lighter skin tones, finds the largest study on this topic, published in The BMJ.

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