New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the mountain.

Performance evaluation of ILSS included rigorous tests, such as oxygen concentration, demand breathing, availability of 100 ...

DRDO informed that the OBOGS-based ILSS is a powerful system that is designed to generate and regulate breathable oxygen for ...

China has high hopes for its low-altitude economy. CNA’s Deborah Wong and Shan Guo, Partner and research economist at Hutong Research, discussed whether this could be a game-changer for the ...

There were significant disparities in availability of oxygen and oxygen equipment components across subregions, with the exception of pulse oximeters, with overall high (but not universal) ...

Portable altitude chambers (PACs), a piece of equipment ... as not every hiker would have registered their use of the equipment. A mountain hiker from Keelung, surnamed Tai (戴), had an oxygen ...

The 88-year-old pope, who remains conscious, received “high flows” of oxygen to help him breathe. He also received blood transfusions after tests showed low counts of platelets, which are ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen Sunday following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, as he remains in critical condition ...

Scientists are designing a new type of drug that mimics the physiological benefits of breathing in thin 'mountain air'. Continuous low-oxygen, provided by a daily pill, could prove life-saving for ...

For the average person, living at high altitude—where oxygen is sparser than at sea level—can have health benefits ranging from lower rates of heart disease to increased endurance. But for ...