Although the Spo2 sensors that are installed in smartwatches are not as accurate as an oximeter is, they can at least give you a fair idea if your blood oxygen level is alarmingly low or below normal.

There are many factors and scientific reasons that determine the accuracy of the smartwatches and the oximeters. But let's hear what the doctors have to say. A friend I know bought a smartwatch when ...

Quickly measured without a blood draw, pulse oximetry or SpO2 indicates the estimated oxygen saturation of red blood cells. It is an indirect measure, calculated through a clip-on fingertip device ...

A friend I know bought a smartwatch when he started experiencing symptoms of Covid-19, primarily to keep a check on his blood oxygen levels. When asked why he bought a device worth Rs 30,000 instead ...

Background: Oxygen saturation (SpO2) and transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcPO2) monitors are used widely to monitor oxygen levels in preterm neonates. Response to these monitors by changing fraction of ...

The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has pretty much brought us on our knees. While most are struggling to deal with the symptoms and trying to survive, others are just trying not to get infected.

Fitbit shipped its latest smartwatches with a lot of hardware but without the software that would let users take full advantage of those. But that's about to change because Fitbit is rolling out new ...

New research at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, suggests that nail treatments such as acrylic nails or nail polishes do not, as previously thought, affect readings from ...

The ESP8266 module reads raw sensor data from a MAX30102 sensor at 25 samples/second. The samples are inserted into a circular buffer containing the last 125 samples (5 seconds of readings). SP02 and ...