Healthcare professionals have developed several methods for monitoring people's overall health and wellbeing during a regular checkup. Many of these measure substance concentrations or saturations in ...

Blood oxygen levels refer to the amount of oxygen circulating in the blood. Normal blood oxygen levels fall between 75 and 100 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) on arterial blood gas (ABG) test results.

During an exacerbation, people with COPD may experience a worsening of gas exchange in the lungs, which can lead to low blood oxygen levels. Emergency oxygen is often given during the treatment of an ...

People with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis have an assessment for home and ambulatory oxygen therapy at each follow‑up appointment and before they leave hospital following an exacerbation of the ...

Oxygen is key to life but could it also be a key factor in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes? We take a look at the evidence behind this idea and also which methods could use oxygen towards our ...