HOW A SHOCKING MEDICAL STUDY ON PULSE OXIMETERS LED TO A VIRAL TIK TOK
In 2020, medical student Joel Bervell came across a study that showed how pulse oximeters readings are disproportionately inaccurate when used on darker skin tones. That led him to create a TikTok video about it -- that went viral -- and launch a series highlighting racial disparities and biases in medicine.