With emergency rooms overflowing at hospitals across California, many people are trying to manage their COVID-19 infections at home with a device that can be found in most pharmacies. The device, ...

Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have created a tiny wireless implant that can provide real-time measurements of tissue oxygen levels deep underneath the skin. The device, which is ...

Apple has your health in mind when it comes to the Apple Watch, which is why it added a blood oxygen sensor starting with the Series 6. This technology can tell if you’re getting enough oxygen to your ...

Your phone camera might have another useful feature beyond taking selfies. Engineers at UC San Diego and the University of Washington published a proof-of-concept study that showed a smartphone was ...

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people first learned about a small medical device called a pulse oximeter. The device clips onto the fingertip and within seconds, measures the oxygen ...

Some earphones track heart rate and oxygen levels using Photoplethysmography and Pulse Oximetry, integrating wellness ...

A retrospective analysis of over 7,000 patients with COVID-19 found that pulse oximeter devices — tools that measure oxygen levels in the blood and that are used in virtually every U.S. hospital — ...

Smartwatches can measure everything from heart rate to sleep quality, but one health metric has become particularly relevant over the past two years: blood oxygen saturation. Two of the world's ...

In a proof-of-principle study, researchers have shown that smartphones are capable of detecting blood oxygen saturation levels down to 70%. This is the lowest value that pulse oximeters should be able ...

Wearable devices are often exposed to environmental variables that can significantly impact temperature readings. A smartwatch sits on the wrist, where ambient air temperature, sunlight, and even wind ...