FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin tones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 ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN11d
World’s first skin cancer cream
Researchers are developing the world’s first topical cream to prevent and treat skin cancer, especially for organ transplant ...
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 ...
KTVZ22h
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 ...
Startup ResVita Bio targets rare, deadly skin disease with a bacterial factory
Amin Zargar literally put skin in his scientific game. Now he hopes to add a deeper layer of funding to his East Bay startup ...
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 ...
TCTMD3d
FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Improving Skin Tone Disparities of Pulse Oximeters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 ...
STAT4d
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Rather than relying on those testing the devices to judge skin tones, the draft guidance suggests manufacturers should use ...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 ...
Cure Today8h
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.