The Ross Procedure, a highly specialized option for aortic valve replacement, is associated with significant long-term ...

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If you've ever wondered whether your blood sugar levels are where they should be, you're not alone. Whether you've been told ...

Introduction Identifying acute hypercapnic respiratory failure is crucial in the initial management of acute exacerbations of COPD. Guidelines recommend obtaining arterial blood samples but these are ...

Jeffrey S. Lander, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist and the President and Governor of the American College of Cardiology, New Jersey chapter. To take a pulse oximetry reading, turn on the device, ...

This review synthesised existing evidence on racial disparities in pulse oximeter accuracy, quantified the degree of bias, evaluated clinical effects, highlighted implications for practice, and ...

Multiple users report that Google’s March 2026 update to the Pixel Watch is breaking SpO2 and skin temperature readings in the Fitbit app. Users complain that there’s no data for these after ...

Zimlich is a critical care nurse who has been writing about health care and clinical developments for over 10 years. Normal blood oxygen saturation levels are 95% to 100%. Most people should have a ...

Apple will deliver a software update for recent US Apple Watch models to reimplement the ability to measure blood oxygen levels, a process known as pulse oximetry. Pulse oximetry can be helpful when ...

Pulse oximetry is used to guide critical clinical decisions in neonatology. We used a vital signs simulator to compare performance of two pulse oximetry systems in conditions not tested in ...

Correspondence to Dr Hazel J Evans, Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK; hazel.evans{at}uhs.nhs.uk The article covers the following ...

Carley is a writer, editor and social media professional. Before starting at Forbes Health, she wrote for Sleepopolis and interned at PBS and Nickelodeon. She's a certified sleep science coach and ...