A Covid-19 patient receives oxygen therapy in the High Dependency Unit at Mulago Hospital in Kampala last month. PHOTO/ PROMISE TWINAMUKYE The government has warned health workers and care givers ...

Home oxygen use has become increasingly popular among older adults as an effective and convenient way for them to manage medical challenges such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In your recent response to a question about treating obstructive sleep apnea, you mentioned the benefit of using a CPAP machine. You also mentioned that adding supplemental oxygen ...

Need to provide care to a loved one? Read this expert guide on using an oxygen concentrator correctly at home. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented challenge for healthcare systems around ...

As India battles the 2nd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the surge of new infections has resulted in an alarming increase in the number of active cases. The resultant stress on our public health ...

Can any Covid-19 patient, whose oxygen levels show an alarming drop below the clinically acceptable mark, use an oxygen concentrator to help themselves? Here's a primer. As India battles the second ...

Oxygen therapy helps people with emphysema breathe more easily. In the later stages of the illness, oxygen may also extend someone’s life. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), your airways may be inflamed. It may be hard to take deep breaths and get enough oxygen. Depending on the severity of your COPD, oxygen ...

Many individuals, especially those not accustomed to high elevations, may find it challenging to adapt to the environment due to lower oxygen levels. This could result in altitude sickness, which is ...