This is heartbreaking and preventable!
— uché blackstock, md (@uche_blackstock) May 31, 2022
Inaccurate oxygen readings delayed /prevented potentially life-saving COVID therapies in Black and Hispanic patients. It’s know that pulse oximeter readings overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin.https://t.co/VngsrDlazp
Doctors have sometimes failed to diagnose serious Covid cases for people of color — and FDA says one reason may be flaws in pulse oximeters.
— Ben Leonard (@_BenLeonard_) July 2, 2022
"It’s really shocking that it was only until 2021 for the FDA to actually issue an alert" — @uche_blackstock https://t.co/QqQKSqqMEu
Sad! 