FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin tones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 ...
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 ...
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Update: FDA issues alert to veterinarians warning of adverse side-effects from osteoarthritis drug Librela
KTVZ News has an update Friday on our previous reports about the sometimes tragic results from use of Librela, a once-monthly ...
Bryan Johnson discontinues longevity drug, after concerns it may have accelerated aging
Bryan Johnson, a tech entrepreneur, has stopped using rapamycin, a drug not approved for anti-aging by the FDA, following ...
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Improving Skin Tone Disparities of Pulse Oximeters
The agency is proposing that device manufacturers improve their testing to including larger, more diverse sample sizes.
FDA Pushes to Improve Blood Oxygen Monitor Accuracy Across Skin Tones
The FDA's draft recommendations for pulse oximeters aims to include clinical studies involving at least 150 participants with ...
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FDA releases long-awaited guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for all skin tones
Rather than relying on those testing the devices to judge skin tones, the draft guidance suggests manufacturers should use ...
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 ...
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A Breakdown of Trial Data that Led to the Subcutaneous Opdivo FDA Approval
Dr. Eric K. Singhi discusses the significance of the FDA approval of subcutaneous Opdivo for patients with solid tumors.
FDA seeks to boost blood oxygen monitor accuracy across skin tones
The U.S. health regulator on Monday proposed a new guidance for widely used blood oxygen monitoring devices to improve their ...
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FDA kicks off new year with draft guidance on skin biopsies in trials
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued guidance urging sponsors and trial sites to consider the necessity of the invasive procedure and gaining assent and consent from children ahead of trials ...
U.S. regulator aims to improve accuracy of blood oxygen devices for range of skin tones
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed new guidance for devices used to monitor blood oxygen levels to improve their ...