Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO A dangerously low oxygen level—usually below 92%—can cause shortness of breath, confusion, chest pain, or fainting. It’s often triggered by lung or ...

The respiratory condition COVID-19 can lead to hypoxemia where oxygen levels are too low and cause serious damage to the respiratory system.

Long-term supplemental oxygen treatment results in little or no change in time to death, time to first hospitalizations or significant quality of life improvements for those with moderately low ...

Investigators may have discovered a biological explanation for why low levels of oxygen advance spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) symptoms and why breathing treatments help SMA patients live longer.

Covid-19 care was delayed for Black and Hispanic patients due to inaccurate oxygen readings from devices that can work poorly in darker-skinned people, a new study finds.

A low-oxygen environment — similar to the thin air found at Mount Everest base camp — can protect the brain and restore ...

Hypoxia, or reduced oxygen levels, in prostate tumors significantly predicts a poor long-term biochemical outcome, regardless of other prognostic factors, such as tumor stage or type, according to ...

Study of Mt. Everest climbers shows some bodies can tolerate low oxygen levels that are toxic to others.