The heart is a vital and delicate organ in the human body. It effectively balances the amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide inside the body by pumping oxygen-rich blood to other body organs.

A lot of medicine's direst emergencies come down to one problem: lack of oxygen. Cardiologist John Kheir started thinking about that when a little girl in his care, drowning from lung hemorrhages, ...

Patient Advocates, Medicare Beneficiaries Representing 16 States on Capitol Hill Today Urge Congressional Opposition to Further Cuts to Home Oxygen Benefit WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ ...

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Maintaining targeted oxygen support at 90%-96% did not significantly increase supplemental oxygen–free days for approximately 1 month but safely reduced the use of supplemental oxygen without ...

Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...

Targets for universal access, national roadmaps and more affordable and accessible care are vital to help fill the medical oxygen gap affecting more than half of the world's population, according to a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . October 2 (“O-2”) marks World Oxygen Day. Patients who use oxygen therapy currently struggle with accessing ...

In critical care, meticulous monitoring of oxygen saturation and haemodynamic parameters is vital to guiding therapeutic interventions and improving patient outcomes. Traditional metrics, such as ...