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UK variant 'may be more deadly'

• ggm 6y ago
  The story links to a GBP20 pulse oximeter. If used correctly can prevent un-detected hypoxy patients. I have read elsewhere that an experience common in US medicine is that these and other meters are not well calibrated for african-americans. the UK has a huge migrant population from the carribean, and indian sub-continent, and if this problem is about melanin in the skin or some other problem in these communities, It might have to be taken into account, but I'm sure the NHS is on that.