Breathlessness related to excess body weight may not be just a lack of fitness. Obesity and shortness of breath can indicate underlying inflammation and changes to your lung function. Obesity is an ...

Pickwickian syndrome, also called obesity hypoventilation syndrome, happens when you're obese and have low oxygen levels in your blood combined with high levels of carbon dioxide (called Obesity ...

If you or a loved one has a high body mass index (BMI) and trouble breathing during the day and at night, you might have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Noninvasive ventilation and lifestyle modification yielded similar long-term hospitalization rates in patients ...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) steals much of the sleep medicine limelight, while less attention is typically paid to obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). Sure, OSA is more prevalent, but the ...

The study covered in this summary was published in Preprints With The Lancet and has not yet been peer reviewed. Patients with diabetes who were hospitalized for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) had worse ...

What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of auto- and fixed-level continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for managing mild obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS)? For a short ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “These findings suggest that a pharmacologic approach may eventually become an option for selected patients with ...

New ATS clinical practice guidelines on obesity hypoventilation syndrome released. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

Researchers from George Washington University have uncovered promising evidence in an animal study that shows setmelanotide, an FDA-approved medication for a rare genetic obesity disorder, may offer a ...