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Smartphones are already capable of some neat health-centric tricks. From step counting and sleep tracking to measuring pulse and respiration rate, the phone in your pocket is quite a powerful-health ...

digiDoc Pulse Oximeter is an iPhone app that uses your camera to measure your heart rate and your oxygen level. Apps that measure your heart rate are a dime a dozen, but this is one that combines ...

AMS has introduced what it describes as the industry’s thinnest dedicated sensor for blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) measurement, the AS7038RB. The sensor specialist and analogue chip supplier says it ...

Oxygen is among the most frequently administered medical therapies, with a level that is commonly adjusted according to the reading on a pulse oximeter that measures patients’ oxygen saturation.

With the latest update, a new health feature is coming to the Fitbit Charge 4 fitness band. The Fitbit Charge 4 update adds the on-device SpO2 functionality. Previously, checking SpO2 levels was ...

Pulse oximetry can be performed with disposable or reusable sensors, and hospitals and birthing centers must select the type of sensor that best meets the needs of their facility. 1 The SACHDNC ...