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- Update 03 February 2024
- Clarification 05 February 2024
Crackdown on skin-colour bias by fingertip oxygen sensors is coming, hints FDA
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-04144-6
Updates & Corrections
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Update 03 February 2024: This story has been updated with a response from the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Clarification 05 February 2024: The number of people with “darkly pigmented” skin who, according to US Food and Drug Administration guidelines, must be included in testing of pulse oximeters has been clarified.
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