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The pulse oximeter, a device that measures the degree to which red blood cells are saturated with oxygen, is one of healthcare’s most fundamental tools. So when Dr. Noha Aboelata learned that research stretching back decades showed that the devices routinely failed patients with darker skin tones, she took action. Aboelata, the founder and chief … Read more

A Los Angeles County election worker extracts ballots on election night Nov. 5. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: The way California counts its ballots is disgraceful. (“Decisive election waits for California’s results. What’s the hold-up?” Nov. 12) Florida is able to count 95% of its ballots within three hours of its … Read more

Supporters hold a sign before Donald Trump takes the stage at a rally in Tucson on Sept. 12. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) To the editor: Latino men are now front and center in the debate about who lost the 2024 election for the Democrats. Columnist Gustavo Arellano says the values often held by Latinos … Read more

Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris react during her concession speech in Washington on Nov. 6. (Stephanie Scarbrough / Associated Press) To the editor: The first six paragraphs of Lorraine Ali’s column, “Democrats keep expecting white women to save them, and they keep getting burned,” left me so enraged that I literally threw the paper … Read more

Donald Trump tours a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Texas on Jan. 12, 2021. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) To the editor: I will confess, I didn’t finish reading Doyle McManus’ Nov. 11 column, “What can a new President Trump really do on Day One? A guide for the worried.” I stopped after … Read more

A student holds a sign opposing book bans at a rally protesting moves by school boards and the Florida Legislature to remove books from school library shelves and limit education on race and LGBTQ+ issues in Orlando, Fla., on April 11, 2023. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) Education policy received little to no attention … Read more

President Biden salutes before speaking on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) After months of obsessing over the presidential contest, it was jarring last week to tune in to the annual Veterans Day commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery and see President Biden center stage. The all-but-forgotten president is too literally … Read more

9Teddi Mellencamp’s Halloween costume referenced her alleged affair with Simon Schroeder. teddimellencamp/Instagram Teddi Mellencamp’s Halloween costume “didn’t age well” amid news of her alleged affair. Sources told Page Six on Wednesday that the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum cheated on her husband, Edwin Arroyave, with a married horse trainer. The man, whom the Daily … Read more