Oxygen therapy can help people with COPD breathe better and do daily activities with less difficulty. There are three types of oxygen therapy: compressed oxygen cylinders, liquid oxygen, and oxygen ...

As a lifelong health and fitness enthusiast with 15 years of experience, Rachel MacPherson is passionate about cutting through fads and noise. Her aim is to clearly communicate health information with ...

This real-world observational study assessed 218 consecutive patients referred to a dedicated nurse-led ambulatory oxygen ...

A new review in Intensive Care Medicine maps how high-flow nasal cannula, CPAP, and helmet ventilation can safely keep ARDS ...

Patients with fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD) who began supplemental oxygen therapy had triple the per patient per month ILD-related health care costs compared with those who did not.

Common clinical scenariosA patient hospitalized with pneumonia. Even with a reservoir mask at 10 L/min, SpO2 is 89%.

(HealthDay)—High-flow oxygen therapy may be more effective than standard oxygen therapy in preventing care escalation among infants with bronchiolitis treated outside an intensive care unit, according ...

Oxygen is fundamental to all phases of wound repair, from haemostasis and inflammation through to proliferation and remodelling. In chronic or non-healing wounds—such as diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ...

Long COVID, or post-COVID conditions, refers to a wide range of new or recurrent health problems people may experience after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. A host of ...

What could a fit mountaineer scaling the world’s tallest peak possibly have in common with an obese store clerk living at sea level? Both need equipment that can deliver extra oxygen but may have ...