You probably were told your resting heart rate at your last checkup. Or maybe you get alerts throughout the day thanks to a fitness tracker or smart watch. But what does the number really mean? And ...

That is, they could be struggling for air despite normal pulse oximeter results. The potential for racial disparities in pulse oximetry was first revealed in a study published 34 years ago.

But her request for supplemental oxygen while hospitalized was denied, Starr said, because readings from a pulse oximeter on her finger falsely indicated that she was getting plenty of air on her own.

Washington, D.C., is experiencing a significant cold snap just days before President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration, with temperatures plunging well below the historical average for this ...

Weather forecasts showed Los Angeles seeing colder temperatures than normal. Burned homes are seen from a helicopter during the Palisades fire in Los Angeles, California, on January 9, 2025.

The main complication of vitamin D toxicity is hypercalcemia, which is higher-than-normal levels of calcium in the blood. Hypercalcemia causes the symptoms of vitamin D toxicity. Vitamin toxicity can ...

Forecasters warned that temperatures could be “10 to more than 30 degrees below normal” across much of the eastern two-thirds of the country during the first full week of the year. If you're ...

While some things that stopped overnight have come roaring back to normal, other things feel stuck in a new normal. Downtown offices remain persistently vacant. Malls are eerily empty. And legacy ...