State AGs: Race Bias in Functioning of Pulse Oximeters Is ‘Just One Piece’ of Discriminatory Medtech

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State AGs: Race Bias in Functioning of Pulse Oximeters Is ‘Just One Piece’ of Discriminatory Medtech

Dennis Tosh

November 9, 2023 at 01:05 PM EST

The attorneys general of 24 states and the District of Columbia have called for FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf “to act with urgency” to address the problem of the inaccuracy of pulse oximetry devices when the products are used on persons with darker-toned skin. In their Nov. 1 letter, the officials said that “this particular biased technology” is “just one piece in the... Read More

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