Oxygen is among the most frequently administered medical therapies, with a level that is commonly adjusted according to the reading on a pulse oximeter that measures patients’ oxygen saturation.

Oxygen saturation is a measure of the amount of hemoglobin that is bound to molecular oxygen at a given time point. It is an important parameter for managing patients in a clinical setup. Oxygen ...

Blood oxygen level is the amount of oxygen circulating in the blood. During an asthma attack, a person may have a lower blood oxygen level, as asthma can reduce the capacity to take in oxygen. Red ...

Long-term oxygen therapy improves survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic severe daytime hypoxemia. However, the efficacy of oxygen therapy for the ...

The fingertip device that measures a person's blood oxygen saturation level can give Black people false readings more frequently than white people, a recent study found. Subscribe to read this story ...