Smartphones are already capable of some neat health-centric tricks. From step counting and sleep tracking to measuring pulse and respiration rate, the phone in your pocket is quite a powerful-health ...

At its “Made by Google” event on October 6, Google revealed the latest Pixel collection, which includes the new Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro phones, a Pixel Tablet, and the company’s first smartwatch, the ...

Tucked away in some Garmin watches is a sensor that enables continuous blood oxygen monitoring, a feature the company refers to as ‘Pulse Ox’. You may have seen the feature appear in menus or in ...

While earlier fitness trackers could only serve the purpose of keeping count of the steps taken by the user, the latest ones can do much more including measuring the oxygen level in your blood.

A further drop in SpO2 below this threshold is defined as hypobaric hypoxia - or low blood oxygen level at higher altitude. Alcohol relaxes blood vessel walls, increasing the heart rate during sleep, ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A major UK study shows that commonly used home pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin, increasing the risk of undetected hypoxemia and raising ...