People with chronic lung disease who need significant amounts of oxygen should be able to take it in liquid form when they are able to leave home, according to a new guideline from the American ...

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

For decades, receiving oxygen treatments for conditions such as COPD meant being tethered to bulky canisters of compressed oxygen, which limited mobility and independence. An atmosphere of pure oxygen ...

After almost two weeks in the hospital battling COVID-19, Gerardo Mercado was ready to go home. There was just one problem: He couldn’t get portable oxygen cylinders to aid his recovery there.

Oxygen is one of the most important treatments available to patients with cardiopulmonary disease. Here’s an updated guide to the equipment. As primary-care providers have become increasingly adept at ...

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The system of delivering supplemental oxygen to the more than 1.5 million people in the U.S. who rely on it is broken, and many patients are not getting the equipment they need or the training in how ...