Published Feb 13, 2023
Meet One Engineer Fixing A Racially Biased Medical Device
Explore how physicist Kimani Toussaint is pioneering innovations in pulse oximetry by tackling racial biases, striving for equitable technology that provides accurate blood oxygen readings across all skin tones, and addressing crucial health equity issues in medical device engineering.
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