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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.

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