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The O2Ring Captures Oxygen Data During Long-Haul Flights

For the modern traveler planning complex Asia trips, the challenge isn't just jet lag—it's the physiological stress of flying at 35,000 feet where oxygen levels drop. The O2Ring, integrated with ...

Google Fitbit Air launched as company’s latest screenless health device: What is it and how it works

Google has launched Fitbit Air, a tiny, screenless health tracker designed for users who find traditional smartwatches too bulky, complicated or expen.
Las Vegas Sun

Masimo SET® Pulse Oximetry Performed Accurately on Hospitalized Newborns of All Skin Tones in Largest-Ever Prospective Real-World Study

Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced the findings of a study evaluating the accuracy of Masimo SET ® pulse oximetry among critically ill neonates and demonstrating less than 1% overall statistical ...
IEEE

Affordable Heart Health Monitoring System Using ESP32, AD8232 and MAX30102

Abstract: This paper presents our current progress in building a portable, affordable, medical-grade accurate, real-time electrocardiogram (ECG) using an ESP32 and AD8232. The MAX30102 ...
CBS News

Sea levels much higher than previously thought due to "methodological blind spot," study finds

Rising sea levels caused by climate change may be significantly higher than previously thought, according to a new study, which says a "methodological blind spot" led researchers to underestimate ...
The New York Times

Sea Levels Are Already Higher Than Many Scientists Think, New Study Shows

Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought. By Sachi ...
New Scientist

Sea levels around the world are much higher than we thought

Almost all research on the impacts of future sea-level rise has assumed today’s sea levels are lower than they actually are due to a “methodological blind spot”. That means flooding and erosion will ...
CNN

Scientists find sea levels are already much higher than we thought. That could spell trouble for the future

Sea levels along the world’s coastlines are much higher than previously assumed, more than 3 feet in some regions, according to new research, raising alarms that the world is underestimating the ...
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Tasmanian debt crisis: Treasury warns debt levels risk need for bailout

Tasmania is facing a fiscal crisis requiring immediate action, Treasury warns. Image / Stock Tasmania is facing a fiscal crisis requiring immediate action, Treasury has warned, with a new report ...
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Higher Peripheral Oxygen Saturation Measures Seen With Darker Skin Tone

For any given SaO2, SpO2 readings are higher for those with darker versus lighter skin tone. HealthDay News — Patients with darker skin tones have peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO 2) readings that ...
News Medical

Pulse oximeters miss hypoxemia more often in people with darker skin, study finds

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 urgent questions about ...