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I am sorry I am putting this out late...my daughter texted me at 10pm tonight and I never saw it and now can't get hold of her or her husband by phone. Yesterday she had level at 94, last night and today 92 and today 89. She was tested for COVID Sunday and she got back Negative this afternoon but now I am very worried. What should I do?

There is a way we could identify more patients who have Covid pneumonia sooner and treat them more effectively — and it would not require waiting for a coronavirus test at a hospital or doctor’s office. It requires detecting silent hypoxia early through a common medical device that can be purchased without a prescription at most pharmacies: a pulse oximeter. Pulse oximetry is no more complicated than using a thermometer. These small devices turn on with one button and are placed on a fingertip. In a few seconds, two numbers are displayed: oxygen saturation and pulse rate. Pulse oximeters are...