Sleep apnea can cause low blood oxygen during sleep. Low oxygen levels from sleep apnea can lead to health issues like fatigue and shortness of breath. If blood oxygen levels drop below 92%, medical ...

A new sensor could soon allow hospital patients' blood oxygen levels to be checked via their breath. The technology is claimed to be more reliable and less painful than existing traditional methods.

Withings has launched the next version of its Pulse activity tracker, now called Pulse O2. The new device allows users to measure their blood oxygen levels, which help users understand the efficiency ...

People with heart failure often need a test called right heart catheterization, where a tube is inserted into the heart to ...

Apple is bringing blood oxygen monitoring back to some Apple Watch models after a US Customs ruling. It began pulling the feature in 2024, following a patent dispute with medtech company Masimo. An OS ...

The Fitbit Charge 6, the latest addition to Fitbit's lineup of fitness trackers, has introduced a significant advancement in health monitoring with its built-in blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) feature.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. health regulator on Monday proposed new guidelines for widely-used blood oxygen monitoring devices to improve their performance across skin tones amid growing evidence that the ...

One of the major selling points of Apple Watches in recent years has been the ability to test users’ blood oxygen levels. Unfortunately, ongoing litigation has prevented this feature from being ...

Respiratory rate, another metric in the Apple Watch vitals app, shows how many breaths you take per minute. This typically ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Apple will bring a blood oxygen measurement feature to some of its watch models via a software update after receiving approval from the U.S. government amid a protracted legal ...