Medically reviewed by Daniel More, MDKey TakeawaysOxygen therapy can help people with COPD breathe better and do daily activities with less difficulty.There are three types of oxygen therapy: ...

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 ...

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

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

A new process mapping study reveals the behavioral and contextual drivers behind inappropriate high-flow nasal cannula use in ...

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.

(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 ...

No conclusive evidence demonstrates that routine use of supplemental oxygen therapy is associated with clinical benefit or harm in nonhypoxemic patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI).

Celebrities including performing artist Justin Bieber and former "Jeopardy!" game-show host, actress and author Mayim Bialik have helped bring the practice of hyperbaric oxygen therapy into mainstream ...