Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color. The FDA wants to change that
Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for ...
FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin tones
Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now ...
Drug Company to Share Revenues With Indigenous People Who Donated Their Genes
Variant Bio, a small biotech company based in Seattle, is using genetic information from Indigenous people to develop drugs ...
New FDA guidance aims to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people of color
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance would require manufacturers of pulse oximeters to gather far more ...
FDA recommends more robust testing of pulse oximeters to avoid bias in people with dark skin tone
New draft guidelines would increase the number of people with darker skin who should be included in clinical trials of the ...
Louisiana mayor arrested after drug trafficking investigation
Seven people — including Tyrin Truong, mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana — are facing charges issued in connection with a drug ...
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Leaving FDA, Califf is unapologetic — and warns of staff departures
In an interview, outgoing FDA commissioner Robert Califf was wary of the Trump administration but unapologetic about ...
Philly’s new drug rehabilitation center will open this month as part of Mayor Parker’s Kensington plan
The facility, to be called the Riverview Wellness Village, is located next to the city's jail complex and will at first be ...
New FDA rules to cut racial bias in some, but not all, devices to measure oxygen in the blood
At a CVS store in a racially diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn Center, the only devices available to shoppers to measure their ...
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' Widow Allison Holker Discovered His Drug Addiction in 'Very Scary' Moment Before Funeral (Exclusive)
After Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' death in 2022, Allison Holker — whose new memoir details her own difficult childhood and healing ...
Drug dealers could be charged with murder under new Virginia fentanyl plan
Virginia Republicans, facing a one-seat minority, hope to tackle the fentanyl crisis with stringent punishments including ...
New FDA rules to reduce racial bias in some common devices measuring oxygen in blood
At a CVS store in a racially diverse neighborhood in Brooklyn Center, the only devices available to shoppers to measure their ...