The primary function of a pulse oximeter is to gather health data and notify you of any unusual readings. A normal blood oxygen saturation rate is around 95% with slight variations.

During the coronavirus pandemic, Consumer Reports says, there’s sudden interest in home pulse oximeter devices, which might help monitor shortness of breath caused by COVID-19.

Pulse oximeters were invented in 1974, and a body of research – dating to the 1980s – suggests that flawed pulse oximeter readings among Black and brown patients can be a real and life ...

A pulse oximeter, in theory, could alert someone to a potential COVID-19 symptom. However, “respiratory symptoms related to illness do not always correlate with your SpO2 levels,” says Parsons.

Next to the optical heart-rate monitor that lives on the underside of the device is a pulse-ox sensor that measures blood-oxygen levels. Garmin recently introduced this sensor to the high-end ...

Pulse oximeters were invented in 1974, and a body of research – dating to the 1980s – suggests that flawed pulse oximeter readings among Black and brown patients can be a real and life ...

Some doctors think pulse oximeters, which measure blood oxygen levels, are useful ways for COVID-19 patients to monitor symptoms. They’re sold out at major retailers, so people may be turning to ...

Priced from $849.99, the fenix 5X Plus is Garmin's first wearable to offer a wrist-based Pulse Oximeter so you can measure your oxygen level at higher altitudes. It joins two other new additions ...

Priced from $849.99, the fenix 5X Plus is Garmin's first wearable to offer a wrist-based Pulse Oximeter so you can measure your oxygen level at higher altitudes. It joins two other new additions ...