Pulse Oximetry

Apple Steps Up Its Lobbying to Change Patent Rules

After losing two complaints before the U.S. International Trade Commission, Apple has stepped up its lobbying to change the agency’s practices.

By Tripp Mickle

Computers and the Internet Inventions and Patents Masimo Corporation Pulse Oximetry United States International Trade Commission Wearable Computing

Apple Says It Will Remove a Health Feature From New Apple Watches

Starting on Thursday, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 will no longer detect people’s blood oxygen levels, to comply with a ruling by the International Trade Commission.

By Tripp Mickle

Black People Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Food and Drug Administration HCA Healthcare Inc Hispanic-Americans JAMA Network Open Johns Hopkins University Oxygen Pulse Oximetry Research

Faulty Oxygen Readings Delayed Covid Care for Black and Hispanic Patients: Study

Pulse oximeters measuring oxygen in the blood often inflated the levels for dark-skinned Covid patients, who then experienced delayed care or an increased risk of hospital readmission, researchers found.

By Christina Jewett

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