/oss/taxonomy/term/671/all en /oss/article/medical-critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-may-just-be-hot-air-many <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-may-just-be-hot-air-for-many">The Montreal Gazette.</a></em></p> Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:03:19 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 10098 at /oss /oss/article/health-you-asked/what-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy <p>Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is the process by which a patient is given 100% pure oxygen in a chamber that has been set at a very high pressure (about two or three times the pressure you find at sea level). As a result, the oxygen breathed in is at about 15 times the concentration of oxygen you'd find in normal air.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:26:10 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1754 at /oss