Sanja Jelic, MD, is board-certified in sleep medicine, critical care medicine, pulmonary disease, and internal medicine. Sleep apnea can cause low blood oxygen during sleep. Low oxygen levels from ...

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Worldwide Medical Supply has announced the FingerbPulse Fingertip Pulse Oximeter, a portable device that measures blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) and pulse rate from the fingertip, offering a practical ...

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Recent data published in NEJM demonstrates that CRISPR gene-editing therapy achieves complete clinical efficacy endpoints in ...

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While the term “dry drowning” is not medically recognized, doctors are referring to drowning-related injuries that can lead ...

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A substance that worsens dementia has become a "switch" that initiates treatment. KAIST researchers have developed a new ...