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.

Compressed medical gases are gases and liquids in pressurized cylinders administered for different purposes. They can be used for anesthesia, patient respiration or powering surgical tools. Handling ...

Medical workers offload cylinders of oxygen at the Donka public hospital where coronavirus patients are treated in Conakry, Guinea. AP CONAKRY, Guinea — Guinea’s best hope for coronavirus patients ...

Oxygen therapy can help people with COPD breathe better and do daily activities with less difficulty. There are three types of oxygen therapy: compressed oxygen cylinders, liquid oxygen, and oxygen ...

MIAMI — The Delta-variant-driven surge in COVID hospitalizations is putting pressure on both the production and distribution of oxygen, according to the Florida Hospital Association. To treat the new ...

*NAIROBI, Kenya — An oxygen shortage has created a health emergency at the largest hospital in East Africa. Hundreds of patients in intensive care units at Kenyatta National Hospital are in dire need ...