Nhs england and the body that regulates Healthcare Products are issuing new guidance on Pulse Oxygen meters, also known as 0ximeters, after it was found that the devices can overestimate Oxygen Levels in people with darker skin. With more heres our health correspondent, amara sophia elahi. Ranjit Senghera Marwaha caught Coronavirus In December last year and eventually ended up in hospital with seriously low Oxygen Levels. So basically, flip the lid, put yourfinger in. Shed been monitoring her levels at home with a pulse oximeter, but the meter consistently told her she was in safe levels, even as she increasingly struggled to breathe. When i went into hospital, the first thing they said was you really did leave it too late. Had you left it any longer, i would have been straight into icu. There is growing evidence that such monitors can overestimate Oxygen Levels in people with darker skin tones by 2 . Thats led to Nhs England and the body that regulates the use of medical devices, the
Hello and welcome to the programme, which brings together leading commentators in the uk with the foreign correspondents who write, Blog And Broadcast to audiences back home from the Dateline London. This week the unvaccinated become the unloved, and is democracy bound to wither in the arid lands of North Africa and The Middle East . Let me introduce our dateline panel. Mina Al 0raibis Family originated in iraq. Shes Editor In Chief of the national in abu dhabi. Ned temko, from the christian science monitor, was born in the United States but has spent much of his Career Reporting from the uk. With me in the studio, the british political Commentator Steve richards, who hosts the podcast rock n roll politics. Welcome to you all. Lovely to have you with us this evening. Now, a Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated the phrase used by us president Joe Biden on thursday illustrates a growing frustration among political leaders in countries fortunate enough to have stocks of covid vaccine that this h
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Afghanistan is seeing the heaviest fighting yet between Government Forces and the taliban. The militants are trying to seize three major cities in the South And West of the country. Theyve made rapid gains in less populated parts since it was announced almost all foreign troops withdraw by september. Taliban fighters have now entered parts of herat, kandahar, and Lashkar Gah the capital of helmand province, once the home to british troops in the country. The fate of these key cities could be crucial amid fears of a humanitarian crisis and there are concerns about how long Government Forces will be able to hold out. This update from our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani. Well, this is now the most serious Fighting Weve seen since this latest taliban offensive began. The militants had already had captured vast swathes of rural territory, now theyre trying to take their first city and earlier this evening, they made their way to the very centre of Las
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Afghanistan is seeing the heaviest fighting yet between Government Forces and the taliban. The militants are trying to seize three major cities in the South And West of the country. Theyve made rapid gains in less populated parts since it was announced almost all foreign troops withdraw by september. Taliban fighters have now entered parts of herat, kandahar, and Lashkar Gah the capital of helmand province, once the home to british troops in the country. The fate of these key cities could be crucial amid fears of a humanitarian crisis, and there are concerns about how long Government Forces will be able to hold out. This update from our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani. Well, this is now the most serious Fighting Weve seen since this latest taliban offensive began. The militants had already captured vast swathes of rural territory, now theyre trying to take their first city and earlier this evening, they made their way to the very centre of Lashka
Hello and welcome to Bbc News. Afghanistan is seeing the heaviest fighting yet between Government Forces and the taliban. The militants are trying to seize three major cities in the South And West of the country. Theyve made rapid gains in less populated parts since it was announced almost all foreign troops withdraw by september. Taliban fighters have now entered parts of herat, kandahar, and Lashkar Gah the capital of helmand province, once the home to british troops in the country. The fate of these key cities could be crucial amid fears of a humanitarian crisis, and there are concerns about how long Government Forces will be able to hold out. This update from our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani. Well, this is now the most serious Fighting Weve seen since this latest taliban offensive began. The militants had already captured vast swathes of rural territory, now theyre trying to take their first city and earlier this evening, they made their way to the very centre of Lashka