BMJ Group: Home Fingertip Oxygen Monitors Less Accurate for People With Darker Skin Tones
January 15, 2026
January 15, 2026
LONDON, England, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "The BMJ":
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Home fingertip oxygen monitors less accurate for people with darker skin tones
Largest study on this topic suggests that measurement errors lead to potential delays in care and contribute to health disparities
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Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen . . .
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Home fingertip oxygen monitors less accurate for people with darker skin tones
Largest study on this topic suggests that measurement errors lead to potential delays in care and contribute to health disparities
*
Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen . . .