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Pulse Oximeters Accuracies Fluctuate in Hospitals
Researchers found that pulse oximeters, devices used to measure blood oxygen levels, inaccurately measured readings. The issue was more pronounced among patients of color.
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Researchers found pulse oximeters went from overestimating blood oxygen levels to underestimating them; inaccuracies were worse in patients of color.
2026-10-06 08:30 UTC
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“We can document honestly and still wind up inflating hospital bills,” writes a frustrated doctor.
2026-10-06 08:30 UTC
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“Telling more people they have cancer is not progress; progress is having fewer people die from cancer,” H. Gilbert Welch writes of Grail’s multicancer screening test.
2026-10-06 08:30 UTC